Epimeleia denotes the care Paul was permitted to obtain from his friends at Sidon.

The attested use concerns care received from friends: in Acts 27:3, Paul is permitted to go to his friends to obtain it.

1. Care obtained from friends · dominant

   In Acts 27:3, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the clause about Paul being permitted to go to his friends; the APB renders the purpose as “to obtain care.”

   Acts 27:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:3, the APB presents the clause as Paul going to his friends “to obtain care.” It does not independently isolate the term's precise English equivalent.