Adramyttium
Adramyttium, a port city in Asia Minor, where Paul boarded a ship.
The name Adramyttium means “the court of death”
PlaceNew Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Acts 27:2; only referred to as Adramyttium (Ἀδραμυττηνός).
Location
- Identified as
- Oren
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 39.501° N, 26.933° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Journey to Rome beginsc. AD 56
- Paul's Journey to Romec. AD 56
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ἈδραμυττηνόςAdramyttium
Mentions
- We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.