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14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force[a] wind called the northeaster[b] blew down from the island.[c]

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  1. Acts 27:14 tn Grk “a wind like a typhoon.” That is, a very violent wind like a typhoon or hurricane (BDAG 1021 s.v. τυφωνικός).
  2. Acts 27:14 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. Acts 27:14 tn Grk “from it”; the referent (the island) has been specified in the translation for clarity.