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Euroclydon
South-east billow, the name of the wind which blew in the Adriatic Gulf, and which struck the ship in which Paul was wrecked on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14; R.V., “Euraquilo,” i.e., north-east wind). It is called a “tempestuous wind,” i.e., as literally rendered, a “typhonic wind,” or a typhoon. It is the modern Gregalia or Levanter. (Comp. Jonah 1:4.)
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(a violent agitation), a tempestuous wind or hurricane, cyclone, on the Mediterranean, and very dangerous; now called a “levanter.” This wind seized the ship in which St. Paul was ultimately wrecked on the coast of Malta. It came down from the island and therefore must have blown more or less from the northward. (Acts 27:14)
In the Bible
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Verses where Euroclydon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Acts 27:14
But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
Entries that reference Euroclydon
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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