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The Adriatic Sea is a name derived from the old Etruscan city Atria, situated near the mouth of the Po (Livy v0.330.7; Strabo v.214). At first the name Adria was only applied to the most northern part of the sea.
(ὁ Ἀδρίας [Westcott-Hort’s Greek TestamentἈδρίας], ‘the Adrias,’ Revised Version‘the [sea of] Adria’) The name was derived from the important Tuscan town of Atria, near the mouths of the Padus, and was originally (Herod. vi. 127, vii. 20, ix.
The Adriatic Sea is a name derived from the old Etruscan city Atria, situated near the mouth of the Po (Livy v.33.7; Strabo v.214). At first the name Adria was only applied to the most northern part of the sea.
Aug 5, 2024 · In Acts 27:1-28:16, Paul travels through the Adriatic Sea, which was named after the Italian city of Adria, founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. This maritime route played a vital role in the spread of Christianity, as it facilitated the transmission of Christian teachings across the Mediterranean.
The meaning of the term ‘Adria’ was the debatable point of the once famous controvert as to whether St. Paul suffered shipwreck on the Illyrian or the Sicilian Melita, i.e. on Meleda or Malta (see Melita).
Adria ( ὁ Ἀδρίας [Westcott-Hort’s Greek Testament Ἀδρίας ], ‘the Adrias,’ Revised Version ‘the [sea of] Adria’) The name was derived from the important Tuscan town of Atria, near the mouths of the Padus, and was originally (Herod.
Ay´dree-uh. Sea of, the body of water in the central Mediterranean Sea between Crete and Sicily through which Paul’s ship, en route to Rome, drifted for fourteen days before breaking up in the surf of Malta (Acts 27:27).
