2Cor 11:25 | RWP | e4.org | Thrice was I beaten with rods ( τρις ερραβδισθην ). Roman (Gentile) punishment. It was forbidden to Roman citizens by the Lex Porcia , but Paul endured it in Philippi ( , ), the only one of the three named in Acts. First aorist passive of ραβδιζω , from ραβδος , rod, Koine word, in N.T. only here and which see. Once was I stoned ( απαξ ελιθασθην ). Once for all απαξ means. At Lystra ( ). On λιθαζω Koine verb from λιθος , see on . Thrice I suffered shipwreck ( τρις εναυαγησα ). First aorist active of ναυαγεω , from ναυαγος , shipwrecked ( ναυς , ship, αγνυμ , to break). Old and common verb, in N.T. only here and . We know nothing of these. The one told in was much later. What a pity that we have no data for all these varied experiences of Paul. Night and day ( νυχθημερον ) Rare word. Papyri give νυκτημαρ with the same idea (night-day). Have I been in the deep ( εν τω βυθω πεποιηκα ). Vivid dramatic perfect active indicative of ποιεω , "I have done a night and day in the deep." The memory of it survives like a nightmare. Βυθος is old word (only here in N.T.) for bottom, depth of the sea, then the sea itself. Paul does not mean that he was a night and day under the water, not a Jonah experience, only that he was far out at sea and shipwrecked. This was one of the three shipwrecks-already named.

‏ 2 Corinthians 11:25

Thrice was I beaten with rods ( τρις ερραβδισθην ). Roman (Gentile) punishment. It was forbidden to Roman citizens by the Lex Porcia, but Paul endured it in Philippi (Ac 16:23, 37), the only one of the three named in Acts. First aorist passive of ραβδιζω, from ραβδος, rod, Koine word, in N.T. only here and Ac 16:22 which see.

Once was I stoned ( απαξ ελιθασθην ). Once for all απαξ means. At Lystra (Ac 14:5-19). On λιθαζω Koine verb from λιθος, see on Ac 5:26.

Thrice I suffered shipwreck ( τρις εναυαγησα ). First aorist active of ναυαγεω, from ναυαγος, shipwrecked ( ναυς, ship, αγνυμ, to break). Old and common verb, in N.T. only here and 1Ti 1:19. We know nothing of these. The one told in Ac 27 was much later. What a pity that we have no data for all these varied experiences of Paul.

Night and day ( νυχθημερον ) Rare word. Papyri give νυκτημαρ with the same idea (night-day).

Have I been in the deep ( εν τω βυθω πεποιηκα ). Vivid dramatic perfect active indicative of ποιεω, "I have done a night and day in the deep." The memory of it survives like a nightmare. Βυθος is old word (only here in N.T.) for bottom, depth of the sea, then the sea itself. Paul does not mean that he was a night and day under the water, not a Jonah experience, only that he was far out at sea and shipwrecked. This was one of the three shipwrecks-already named.