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Butδὲnotοὐlongπολὺafterμετ’there rushedἔβαλενdown fromκατ’itαὐτῆςa hurricane-forceτυφωνικὸςwindἄνεμοςcalledὁ καλούμενοςEuraquilo.Εὐρακύλων
Acts 27:14
Study it in the app“But not long after there rushed down from it a hurricane-force wind called Euraquilo.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:14, word by word
- longπολὺpoly
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “poly” appears- there rushedἔβαλενebalen
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ebalen” appears- a hurricane-forceτυφωνικὸςtyphōnikos
violent as a whirlwind
Violent like a whirlwind, of hurricane force.
Where else “typhōnikos” appears- windἄνεμοςanemos
wind
Wind.
Where else “anemos” appears- calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenos
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenos” appears- EuraquiloΕὐρακύλωνEurakylōn
northeaster
Northeaster, Euraquilo: a strong wind from the north-east.
Where else “Eurakylōn” appears
Translation note
A northeast wind. “From it”: from the island of Crete.
The context
13And when a south wind blew gently, thinking they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and were sailing along Crete close to shore.
14 · This verse (above)
15And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
To study Acts 27 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell the men on the ship as the storm drags on, and why? (vv. 21-26)
2. What it means
When the sailors want to escape in the boat, why does Paul say they must stay on the ship? (vv. 30-32)
3. How I live it
In the storm, Paul urged everyone to eat and not lose hope (vv. 33-36). How do you stay calm and look after others in a crisis?