Acts 27:14
ContextNET © | Not long after this, a hurricane-force 1 wind called the northeaster 2 blew down from the island. 3 |
NIV © | Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the "north-easter," swept down from the island. |
NASB © | But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo; |
NLT © | But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (a "northeaster," they called it) caught the ship and blew it out to sea. |
MSG © | But they were no sooner out to sea than a gale-force wind, the infamous nor'easter, struck. |
BBE © | But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force. |
NRSV © | But soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete. |
NKJV © | But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | Not long after this, a hurricane-force 1 wind called the northeaster 2 blew down from the island. 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “a wind like a typhoon.” That is, a very violent wind like a typhoon or hurricane (BDAG 1021 s.v. τυφωνικός). 2 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. 3 tn Grk “from it”; the referent (the island) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |