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ACTS 27:14 Euvraku,lwn {B}
The earliest reading, attested by Alexandrian and Western witnesses,
appears to be Euvraku,lwn, a hybrid compound of Eu=roj, the east wind,
and Latin _Aquilo,_ the north wi...
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Verse Acts 27:14. _A 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....
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AROSE - Beat violently.
AGAINST IT - Against the vessel. Greek: seizing her, and whirling her
around.
A TEMPESTUOUS WIND - Turbulent - violent - strong.
CALLED EUROCLYDON - Εὐροκλύδων Eurokludōn....
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CHAPTER 27
_ 1. From Caesarea to Fair Havens (Acts 27:1)._
2. The Unheeded Warning. The Storm. Paul's Vision and Assurance of
Safety (Acts 27:9).
3. The Shipwreck (Acts 27:27).
Much has been writte...
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TO MALTA. The Fast of the great Day of Atonement fell on the 10 th of
Tishri (Sept.- Oct.). The season for shipping ended November 11, and
opened again March 5; but voyages were counted dangerous afte...
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THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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Since a considerable time had elapsed and since it was now no longer
safe for sailing because the Fast was already past, Paul offered his
advice. "Gentlemen," he said, "I see that this voyage is going...
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BUT NOT LONG AFTER. Literally But after not much (time).
AROSE AGAINST IT. beat down from it (i.e. Crete).
AROSE. Greek. _ballo_. App-174. This verb is sometimes used
intransitively.
AGAINST. down....
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_there arose against it_ The word "it" must mean the last-mentioned
subject, the island Crete. Thus the A. V. would state that the south
wind, which already had begun to blow, became tempestuous, and...
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ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
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ΕΥ̓ΡΑΚΎΛΩΝ with אAB. _Vulg_. ‘Euroaquilo.’
14. ἜΒΑΛΕΝ ΚΑΤ' ΑΥ̓ΤΗ͂Σ, _there beat down from it_.
αὐτῆς can only here refer to Κρήτη. And whatever sense is
to be given to the preposition must be determin...
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_THE TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA ACTS 27:13-20:_ When a gentle wind from the
south blew the sailors thought it was a good time to sail as they had
planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed along the coa...
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EUROCLYDON— Among many other particulars respecting the air and
weather of Syria, &c. we are told that the _westerly_ winds there are
generally attended _with rain._ (See Luke 12:54. 1 Kings 18:41; 1...
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AT FAIR HAVENS. Acts 27:8-15.
Acts 27:8
and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place
called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Acts 27:9
And when much time was...
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14-17. (14) "_But not long after, a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon, struck, against her,_ (15) _and the ship being seized by
it, and unable to face the wind, we gave up and were driven by it._
(1...
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But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon.
BUT NOT LONG AFTER THERE AROSE AGAINST IT, [KAT' _ (G2596_ _ ) _
autees ( G846)] - that is, not over against the ship...
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11 Anciently the steersman, or helmsman, or pilot, was captain of the
ship, but his duties in larger vessels corresponds to our navigator.
The man who chartered the ship traveled as his own supercargo...
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THE VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK
Acts 27:1 to Acts 28:16. The Journey to Rome.
This narrative is the most detailed account of an ancient voyage which
we possess, and is our principal source of knowledge of t...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 27
PAUL BEGINS HIS JOURNEY TO ROME, 27:1-12
V1 It was time for us to go to Rome. They handed Paul and some other
prisoners over to Captain Juli...
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THERE AROSE AGAINST IT... — The Greek pronoun is in the feminine,
and as the noun used for ship is, throughout the narrative, in the
neuter, the difference of gender presents a difficulty. Grammatical...
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μετʼ οὐ πολὺ δὲ, _cf._ Acts 20:12. οὐ
μετρίως, Luke 15:15; Acts 1:5, “observe the ‘Litotes' of
οὐ with an adjective or adverb, four times in ‘We' sections,
twelve in rest of Acts, twice in...
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SAVIOR OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY
Acts 27:14
The crew, being greatly exhausted by severe exertion and want of food,
were the more willing to listen to the Apostle when he came to the
front with his wise...
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The study of Paul's last voyage reveals some apparently contradictory
facts, and yet common in the experience of the saints. On the one
hand, difficulties and dangers multiplied. On the other, the div...
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Troubles Seas
When a soft, south wind began to blow, it was assumed they could
easily reach Phoenix within a day, so they set sail. Apparently, they
made good headway as they travelled along close to...
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But not long after there arose against (c) it a tempestuous wind,
called (d) Euroclydon.
(c) By Crete, from whose shore our ship was driven by that means.
(d) Northeast wind....
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_Called Euroaquilo. [3] In the Protestant translation, Euroclydon, as
in many Greek copies. In others Euraculon, which Dr. Wells prefers.
(Witham)_
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Euroaquilo, _Greek: eurokludon. Dr....
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Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous,
because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, (10) And
said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with h...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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His innocence fully established and acknowledged by his judges, the
purposes of God must still be accomplished. His appeal to Caesar must
carry him to Rome, that he may bear testimony there also. In h...
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BUT NOT LONG AFTER,.... They had not been long at sea, but
THERE AROSE AGAINST IT; the ship, or the island of Crete, or both:
A TEMPESTUOUS WIND, CALLED EUROCLYDON; in the Greek text it is a
"Typhon...
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But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon.
Ver. 14. _Called Euroclydon_] A stormy blast coming from the east,
" _Una Eurusque Notusque ruunt, creberque procelli...
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_And when the south wind blew softly_ Ordinarily a wind very mild, and
at that time not high; _supposing they had obtained their purpose_ And
would soon arrive at the harbour they wished to reach; _lo...
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EUROCLYDON; these winds, now called Levanters, blow from nearly
east-north-east....
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BUT NOT LONG AFTER THERE AROSE AGAINST IT A TEMPESTUOUS WIND, CALLED
EUROCLYDON....
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The hurricane:...
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The journey to Rome has been seen as a striking picture of the history
of the church publicly in its earlier years, with its rapid decline
and eventual shipwreck. Paul is on board, but a prisoner, ind...
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BUT NOT LONG AFTER, A TEMPESTUOUS WIND AROSE, CALLED EUROCLYDON.
1. There is some dispute about the meaning of the word "Euroclydon."
This word only occurs here in the New Testament.
2. The word mea...
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AROSE:
Or, beat...
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"But before very long" Suddenly things changed. "Rushed down from the
land" This wind rushed down from the Cretan mountains. "A violent
wind" Literally typhonic, which means. wind of hurricane force....
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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 pur...
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THERE AROSE AGAINST IT; Crete or Candia; so that they were in the
greater danger, having a sea-shore. CALLED EUROCLYDON; this some will
have to have been a whirlwind; but the word signifies only, the...
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14-17. (14) "_ But not long after, a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon, struck, against her,_ (15) _and the ship being seized by
it, and unable to face the wind, we gave up and were driven by it._
...
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Acts 27:14 But G1161 not G3756 long G4183 after G3326 tempestuous
G5189 wind G417 arose G906 (G5627)...
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‘But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind,
which is called Euraquilo, and when the ship was caught, and could not
face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.'
The tempe...
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A SERIES OF MARITIME STAGES AND EXAMPLES OF PROPHECY (ACTS 27:10; ACTS
27:21) ON THE WAY TO ROME (27.L-26).
This series of ‘maritime stages' on a voyage parallels that in Acts
21:1. That one led up to...
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Acts 27:14. BUT NOT LONG AFTER. How suddenly violent changes may take
place when we least expect them, and when we have thought that already
we have ‘gained our purpose'! Every part of the narrative b...
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AFTER NO LONG TIME
(μετ' ου πολυ). Litotes again.BEAT DOWN FROM IT
(εβαλεν κατ' αυτης). Second aorist active indicative of
βαλλω, to throw. Here "dashed" (intransitive). Αυτης is in
the ablative,...
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Paul had advised the captain not to set sail for a while,
Acts 27:11. Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the
owner of the ship, more than those things, which were spoken by Paul.
And...
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Acts 27:1. And, when it was determined that we should sail into Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius,
a centurion of Augustus' band. And entering into a ship of...
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CONTENTS: Paul sent to Rome. The hurricane. God's assurance to Paul in
the storm, and his safe landing.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Julius, centurion, angel, Caesar.
CONCLUSION: Worldly men insist...
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Acts 27:2. _Adramyttium,_ a town of Egypt, at the eastern mouth of the
Nile; also a town of Mysia of the same name, where the ship touched.
_One Aristarchus, a Macedonian, being with us._ The numeral...
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BUT SOON A VERY STRONG WIND. A "Northeaster," blowing from the
northeast, down from the island. It was a violent hurricane! They
tried to keep the ship headed into it, to ride out the storm. But when...
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_And when we had sailed slowly many days._
SLOW SAILING
As on board our ships, one has not always a favourable wind, and does
not always proceed quickly forward, so the Christian in his journey
thro...
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_But not long after there arose … a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon._
PAUL IN THE STORM
No landsman who has never been in a storm at; sea can truly picture
one. The description in our lesson is a...
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_And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy! _
ST.
Paul’s voyage
The power of religion is best seen when it is exhibited in living
reality. It is so as to its sanctifying energy. It i...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:14 NORTHEASTER. An extremely dangerous, gusty
wind.
⇐ ⇔...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:1 The Witness in Rome. The last two chapters of
Acts 1:1 are devoted mainly to Paul’s journey to Rome ...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 27:9. SAILING meant the further prosecution of the voyage. THE
FAST signified the Great Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29 ff;
Leviticus 23:26_ ff_.; Jos., _Ant._, XIV. xvi. 4),
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 27:1
For, for _into, _A.V.;_ to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan
band _for unto _one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus_'_ band,
_A.V. THAT WE SHOULD SAIL. Observe the "we,...
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When it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered
Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of
Augustus' band (Acts 27:1).
So Julius is another Roman cent...
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Exodus 14:21; Ezekiel 27:26; Jonah 1:3; Mark 4:37; Matthew 8:24;...
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There arose against it [ε β α λ ε κ α τ α υ τ η ς].
Against what? Some say, the island of Crete; in which case they would
have been driven against the island, whereas we are told that they
were driven...
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There arose against it — The south wind; a tempestuous wind, called
in those parts Euroclydon. This was a kind of hurricane, not carrying
them any one way, but tossing them backward and forward. These...