Acts 27:14 Meaning and Explanation
“But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.”
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What Does Acts 27:14 Mean?
The gentle breeze does not last. Without warning a furious wind — named Euroclydon, a tempestuous northeaster — rushes down from the highlands of Crete and strikes the ship. The very conditions they trusted turn against them in an instant.
'But not long after' — how quickly the scene changes. The storms of life can break upon us suddenly, overturning every calculation. Yet the God who permits the tempest is greater than it, for it was He who 'commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind' (Psalm 107:25), and He who can also make 'the storm a calm' (Psalm 107:29). The wind that men feared was still within the hand of the Lord.
Acts 27:14 in the Original Language
Euroklydon (Εὐροκλύδων), 'Euroclydon' -- a sailors' name for a violent wind, roughly 'the east-wind surge,' a storm that churns the waves.
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What does Acts 27:14 mean?
Soon a violent wind called Euroclydon sweeps down upon them.