Acts 28:11
11AfterΜετὰthenδὲthreeτρεῖςmonthsμῆναςwe sailedἀνήχθημενinἐνa shipπλοίῳhaving winteredπαρακεχειμακότιinἐνtheτῇislandνήσῳAlexandrianἈλεξανδρίνῳ,with a figurehead ofπαρασήμῳthe DioscuriΔιοσκούροις.
And after three months, we sailed in an Alexandrian ship having wintered in the island, with a figurehead of the Dioscuri.
Vocab difficulty
97.2
Rare words
παρακεχειμακότι
παραχειμάζω
I pass the winter.
Ἀλεξανδρίνῳ
Ἀλεξανδρῖνος
Alexandrian, belonging to Alexandria in Egypt.
παρασήμῳ
παράσημος
marked with; a figure-head.
Διοσκούροις
Διόσκουροι
the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus and Leda, and patrons of sailors.