Troas
These going before tarried for us at Troas....
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the city from which St. Paul first sailed, in consequence of a
divine intimation, to carry the gospel from Asia to Europe. Ac
16:8,11 It is mentioned on other occasions. Ac 20:5,6; 2Co
2:12,13; 2Ti 4:13 Its full name was Alexandria Troas (Liv.
xxxv. 42), and sometimes it was called simply Alexandria
sometimes simply Troas. It was first built b...
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a city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor,
named after ancient Troy, which was at some little
distance from
it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul, on his
second
missionary journey, saw the vision of a "man of
Macedonia," who
appeared to him, saying, "Come over, and help us"
(Acts
16:8-11). He visited this place als...
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Alexandria Troas, now Eshki Stamboul, "old Constantinople."
A city of Mysia, S. of ancient Troy, opposite the island
Tenedos. The country was called the Troad. Antigonus built
and Lysimachus enlarged. Troas. It was the chief port
between Macedonia and Asia Minor. The roads to the interior
were good. Suetonius says Julius Caesar designed to
es...
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And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened
bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we
abode seven days....
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The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest,
bring [with thee], and the books, [but] especially the
parchments....
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Furthermore, when I came to Troas to [preach] Christ's gospel,
and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,...
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Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course
to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;...
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And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas....
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