King James Version
Acts 27:14 in the King James Version says “But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. arose: or, beat” — study this verse from Acts chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. arose: or, beat”
Acts 27:14 · KJV
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. arose: or, beat
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive .
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
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“after”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“long”
G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
“against”
G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“called”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
“Euroclydon”
G2148a storm from the east (or southeast), i.e., (in modern phrase) a levanter
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