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Acts 27:14
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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....
_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...
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...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
_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...
ΜΕΤ' ΟΎ ΠΟΛΎ в скором времени, ΈΒΑΛΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΒΆΛΛΩ (G906) бросать, устремляться, кидаться. В данном контексте: "они ринулись прочь от него (Крита)" (Bruce; об использовании _предл._ со _...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
_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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
EUROCLYDON; these winds, now called Levanters, blow from nearly east-north-east....
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...
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...
AROSE: Or, beat...
"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....
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...
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...
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._ ...
Acts 27:14 But G1161 not G3756 long G4183 after G3326 tempestuous G5189 wind G417 arose G906 (G5627)...
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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
_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...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:14 NORTHEASTER. An extremely dangerous, gusty wind. ⇐ ⇔...
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 ...
_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),
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,...
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...
Exodus 14:21; Ezekiel 27:26; Jonah 1:3; Mark 4:37; Matthew 8:24;...
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...
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...