Acts 27:14

Acts 27:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
• New International Version (NIV)Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon.

Context of Acts 27:14

12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest. 13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. 15Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. 16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

Acts 27:14 word by word

μετ᾽ οὐ πολὺ δὲ ἔβαλεν κατ᾽ αὐτῆς ἄνεμος τυφωνικὸς ὁ καλούμενος εὐρακύλων.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• notοὐou · noG3756
• longπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• ·μετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• a cycloneτυφωνικόςtuphōnikos · tempestuousG5189
• a cycloneἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• the NortheasterΕὐροκλύδωνEurokludōn · a north windG2148
• sweptβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• down acrossκατάkata · according toG2596
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 27:14

• Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
• Jonah 1:3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
• Psalms 107:25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
• Ezekiel 27:26Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
• Matthew 8:24Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
• Mark 4:37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

Commentaries on Acts 27:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14A tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon - Interpreters have been greatly perplexed with this word; and the ancient copyists not less so, as the word is variously written in the MSS. and versions. Dr. Shaw supposes it to be one of those tempestuous winds called levanters, which blow in all directions, from N.E. round by the E. to S.E. The euroclydon, from the circumstances which attended it, he says, "seems to have varied very little from the true east…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Arose - Beat violently. Against it - Against the vessel. Greek: seizing her, and whirling her around. A tempestuous wind - Turbulent - violent - strong. Called Euroclydon - ̓́ EurokludōnInterpreters have been much perplexed about the meaning of this word, which occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. The most probable supposition is, that it denotes “a wind not blowing steadily from any quarter, but a hurricane, or wind veering about to different…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 Those who launch forth on the ocean of this world, with a fair gale, know not what storms they may meet with; and therefore must not easily take it for granted that they have obtained their purpose. Let us never expect to be quite safe till we enter heaven. They saw neither sun nor stars for many days. Thus melancholy sometimes is the condition of the people of God as to their spiritual matters; they walk in darkness, and have no light. See…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16the Northeaster: This storm had the strength of a hurricane or cyclone. It threatened both the cargo and the crew. Forced to let the ship run in front of the storm, they sailed past a small island called Cauda (known today as Gaudos), south of Crete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. a tempestuous--"typhonic" wind--that is, like a typhon or tornado, causing a whirling of the clouds, owing to the meeting of opposite currents of air. called Euroclydon--The true reading appears to be Euro-aquilo, or east-northeast, which answers all the effects here ascribed to it.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:14

• Euroclydon
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Paul
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain
• Hinder
• James

Commentaries on Acts 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings