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driven up and down. Greek. diaphero = to carry hither and thither. Compare 13, 49. Mar_11:16. Then "to differ", as in the other occurances. Mat_6:26; Mat_10:31; Mat_12:12. Luk_12:7, Luk_12:24. Rom_2:18. 1Co_15:41. Gal_1:2, Gal_1:6; Gal_4:1. Php_1:1, Php_1:10.
Adria = the Adria. In Paul's day this term included the part of the Mediterranean lying south of Italy, east of Sicily, and west of Greece. Josephus was on board a ship which foundered in the Adriatic Sea and was picked up by a ship of Cyrene, which landed him at Puteoli (Life, 3).
about. Greek. kata. App-104.
shipmen = seamen. Greek. nautes. Only here, Act_27:30, and Rev_18:17.
deemed = were supposing. See Act_13:25.
they drew, &c. = some country was drawing near to them. Greek. prosago. See Act_16:20.