“And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.”
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. - At Myra, the centurion finds an Alexandrian grain ship (lembos, lembos-a large merchant vessel) bound for Italy. The transfer shows Roman efficiency: Paul and other prisoners are loaded onto a larger, direct vessel. Alexandria's ships were the largest and most reliable of the ancient world, carrying Egyptian grain to Rome.
Church Fathers on Acts 27:6
to refresh himself. And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. Acts 27:4 Again trials, again contrary winds. See how the life of the saints is thus interwoven throughout: escaped from the court of justice, they fall in with shipwreck and storm. And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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