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; loosing, they sailed close by Crete That is, sailed along the shore of the island, not being afraid to be driven upon it by that side wind. But not long after there arose against it Against the ship; a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon This expression comes from ευρος and κλυδων, an eastern storm, as the word signifies. A kind of tempest this which is called by those who now frequent those seas, a Levanter. It was a kind of hurricane, not carrying them any one way, but tossing them backward and forward: for these furious winds blow in all directions, from the north-east to the south-east. And when the ship was caught Συναρπασθεντος, was violently hurried away; and would not bear up against the wind Or face it, as the word αντοφθαλμειν signifies; we let her drive Gave her up to the wind, to be driven before it.
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Acts 27:13-15
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there arosed against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.