Discovery BoxActs 8:11 
Context8:11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.
Acts 15:32
Context15:32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech. 1
Acts 27:14
Context27:14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force 2 wind called the northeaster 3 blew down from the island. 4
1 tn Here λόγου (logou) is singular. BDAG 599-600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.β has “in a long speech” for this phrase.
2 tn Grk “a wind like a typhoon.” That is, a very violent wind like a typhoon or hurricane (BDAG 1021 s.v. τυφωνικός).
3 sn Or called Euraquilo (the actual name of the wind, a sailor’s term which was a combination of Greek and Latin). According to Strabo (Geography 1.2.21), this was a violent northern wind.
4 tn Grk “from it”; the referent (the island) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
