Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Acts 27:2

"And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail unto the places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us." — Acts 27:2 (ASV)

The port of embarkation was undoubtedly Caesarea. The boat they boarded was a coastal vessel from the city of Adramyttium in Mysia. Embarking with Paul were Luke (cf. “we”) and Aristarchus, who were possibly entered on the passenger list as Paul’s personal doctor and servant, respectively. As a Roman citizen who had appealed to the emperor, Paul would naturally have had a more favored position than the other prisoners; and the centurion would have recognized his superiority as a gentleman with attendants. That Aristarchus is included in Col 4:10 and Phm 24 as sending greetings from Rome (assuming a Roman origin for these letters) suggests that he traveled with Paul all the way to Rome and remained with him during his imprisonment there.