Bible Dictionary
Euroclydon
Euroclydon was a violent storm wind on the Mediterranean, described as a typhonic or hurricane-like wind. It struck the ship carrying Paul and eventually drove it toward shipwreck near Malta.
Definition
Euroclydon was a violent tempestuous wind or hurricane on the Mediterranean. It seized the ship carrying Paul and contributed to the shipwreck near Malta.
Biblical Usage
The storm appears in the account of Paul’s voyage and threatened the passengers and crew with destruction.
Historical Background
The wind is described as a typhonic wind and is identified with the modern Levanter or Gregalia.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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)