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Acts 27:14

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27:14Not long after this, a hurricane-force55 wind called the northeaster56 blew down from the island.57

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  1. 55 Grk “a wind like a typhoon.” That is, a very violent wind like a typhoon or hurricane ( τυφωνικός).
  2. 56 Or called Euraquilo (the actual name of the wind, a sailor’s term which was a combination of Greek and Latin). According to Strabo (Geography 1.2.21), this was a violent northern wind.
  3. 57 Grk “from it”; the referent (the island) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But before long, a fierce wind called the “northeaster” rushed down from the island.

NLTNew Living Translation

But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst across the island and blew us out to sea.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But not long afterward a wind like a hurricane, called the northeaster, rushed down from it.

KJV 1900King James Version

But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.