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Gave more heed (māllon epeitheto). Imperfect middle of peithō, to yield to (with the dative case). The “Frumentarian” centurion ranked above the captain and owner. As a military officer the centurion was responsible for the soldiers, the prisoners, and the cargo of wheat. It was a government ship. Though the season was not advanced, the centurion probably feared to risk criticism in Rome for timidity when the wheat was so much needed in Rome (Knowling).
To the master (tōi kubernētēi). Old word from kubernaō, to steer, and so steersman, pilot, sailing-master. Common in this sense in the papyri. In N.T. only here and Rev 18:17.
And to the owner of the ship (kai tōi nauklērōi). Old word compounded of naus and klēros and used for owner of the ship who acted as his own skipper or captain. The papyri examples (Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary) all have the meaning “captain” rather than “owner.”