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 not a good place to spend the winter, most of the men decided to sail from there. They hoped to reach the city of Phoenix somehow and spend the winter there. (Phoenix is a harbor that faces the southwest and northwest winds and is located on the island of Crete.) 13When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, the men thought their plan would work. They raised the anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. Soon a powerful wind (called a northeaster) blew from the island. 15The wind carried the ship away, and we couldn’t sail against the wind. We couldn’t do anything, so we were carried along by the wind. 16As we drifted to the sheltered side of a small island called Cauda, we barely got control of the ship’s lifeboat.

Acts 27:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• notοὐou · noG3756
• longπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• there aroseβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a tempestuousτυφωνικόςtuphōnikos · tempestuousG5189
• windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• EuroclydonΕὐροκλύδωνEurokludōn · a north windG2148

Cross-references for Acts 27:14

• Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. All that night the Lord pushed back the sea with a strong east wind and turned the sea into dry ground. The water divided,
• Jonah 1:3Jonah immediately tried to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid for the trip and went on board. He wanted to go to Tarshish to get away from the Lord.
• Psalms 107:25He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high.
• Ezekiel 27:26Your rowers took you out to the high seas, and an east wind wrecked you in the sea.
• Matthew 8:24Suddenly, a severe storm came across the sea. The waves were covering the boat. Yet, Jesus was sleeping.
• Mark 4:37A violent windstorm came up. The waves were breaking into the boat so that it was quickly filling up.

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