Bible Dictionary
Trogyllium
Trogyllium was a promontory and anchorage on the coast of Asia Minor opposite Samos. Paul’s ship passed the area during his return journey to Jerusalem, though some ancient manuscripts omit the reference to stopping there.
Definition
Trogyllium was the rocky promontory of Mycale projecting from the coast of Asia Minor toward the island of Samos. A nearby anchorage was known as Saint Paul’s port. The strait between the promontory and Samos was scarcely a mile wide.
Biblical Usage
According to the King James Version and the American Revised Version margin, Paul’s ship tarried at Trogyllium while returning from his third missionary journey. Several early manuscripts omit that wording; nevertheless, Paul evidently passed the promontory and probably stopped there.
Historical Background
The promontory is now called Santa Maria, and its anchorage is called Saint Paul’s port. The nearby strait, now known as Kutchuk Boghaz, was the scene of the battle of Mycale in 479 BC.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A town on the western coast of Asia Minor, where Paul “tarried” when on his way from Assos to Miletus, on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:15).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
is the rocky extremity of the ridge of Mycale, exactly opposite Samos. (Acts 20:15) A little to the east of the extreme point there is an anchorage, which is still called St. Paul’s port. [Samos]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>tro-jil'-i-um, tro-gil'-i-um (Trogullion): According to Ac 20:15 the King James Version, the American Revised Version margin, the ship in which Paul sailed to Caesatea on his return from his 3rd missionary journey tarried at Trogyllium. Several of the early manuscripts omit the words, "tarried at Trogyllium" (Westcott and Hort omit as "Western" interpolation); yet, whether the words belonged to the text or not, Paul evidently passed the promontory, and probably stopped there. From the coast near Miletus the promontory projects into the sea toward the island of Samos; the strait separating the mainland from the island is scarcely a mile wide. It was in this strait which is now called Kutchuk Boghaz by the Turks that the battle of Mycale was fought in 479 BC. The promontory now bears the name of Santa Maria, and the place of anchorage is called Saint Paul's port.</p><p>E. J. Banks</p>