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40. Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη, but Philip was found, i.e. he appeared again and continued the work of his ministry. Εὑρέθη is the exact translation of a Hebrew verb which in the A.V. is often rendered ‘to be present.’ Cf. Est 1:5 ‘that were present,’ and in the margin ‘Hebrew, found.’
εἰς Ἄζωτον, at Azotus. The preposition εἰς, = into, in such a connexion may be explained as implying ‘he had come into the city and was staying there.’ The LXX. text of the passage from Esther alluded to in the last note is a good illustration of this sentence, ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πότον τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τοῖς εὑρεθεῖσιν εἰς τὴν πόλιν. See above on Act 8:23 and Winer-Moulton, p. 516.
Azotus is the ancient Ashdod (1Sa 5:1-7), one of the five chief cities of the Philistines when the Israelites settled in Canaan.
εἰς Καισάρειαν, to Cæsarea. This was Cæsarea Sebaste, so called in honour of Augustus (Greek, Σεβαστός) Cæsar (Joseph. Ant. XVI. 5. 1). It was the chief city of Palestine under the Roman rule, and lay at the extreme north of the plain of Sharon. It is mentioned in the Acts as the place at which Cornelius was stationed (Act 10:1), and it seems that Philip subsequently made his home there (Act 21:8).