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Πτολεμαΐς
Ptolemais
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Ptolemais

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Ptolemais is the place reached after the voyage from Tyre in Acts 21:7.

The attested use identifies the destination reached after the voyage from Tyre, where the travelers greeted brothers and stayed for one day.

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  1. Destination reached after the voyage · dominant

    In Acts 21:7, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause describing arrival after continuing the voyage from Tyre; the APB renders, “arrived at Ptolemais,” before reporting greetings and a one-day stay.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 21:7, the APB presents the term in the arrival clause as “Ptolemais.” The verse is read as a whole, but the clause clearly places it as the voyage's destination.

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