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NORTHEASTER

Euraquilo (Gk. eurakýlōn, a compound word meaning “north and east wind”), the violent storm that threw the ship carrying Paul and other prisoners off course near Crete (Acts 27:14). Named for the major storm systems which can develop throughout the winter, northeasters are a major concern for mariners on the Mediterranean Sea. Typically these storms blow from the north-northeast (60° N of east) and were the reason that shipping virtually ceased in the Roman world from November through February. The great danger was that the wind would either capsize the large-sailed barges or drive ships out of control into shallows of the Syrtes, the quicksand off the Libyan coast. These winds are known today as the grigale.

Dennis M. Swanson






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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