E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:4
accompanied = were accompanying. This was their purpose, but they went before and waited at Troas (Acts 20:5 ). Greek. sunepomai. Only here. into = as far as. Sopater . Shortened form of Sosipater, which is found in Romans 16:21 , but there is no connexion between the two persons. The texts add "son of Pyrrhus". Aristarehus . See Acts 19:29 . Secundus . Only here. Gaius . Not the same as in Acts 19:29 . Tychicus . See 1 Chronicles 4:7; 1 Chronicles 4:7 . 2 Timothy 3:12; 2 Timothy 3:12 .... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:3
abode three months . Literally having done three months. Compare Acts 15:33 ; Acts 18:23 . Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the species). App-6 . The whole period covered by verses: Acts 20:1-3 is about nine months. when, &c . Literally a plot (Greek. epiboule. See Acts 9:24 ) having been made against him by (Greek. hupo. App-104 .) the Jews. sail . Greek. anago. See note on Acts 13:13 . he purposed . Literally his purpose or judgment was. Greek. gnome. App-177 . read more