What Does Acts 27:14 Mean in the King James?
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The wind does not merely rise; the Greek pictures it throwing itself against the ship.
THE MEANING
A sudden opposing force can meet you mid-course, strong enough to make forward movement feel impossible. Giving the storm a name makes it specific, but does not make it controllable.
THE ROOT
ἔβαλεν
ebalen
GROWS FROM
βάλλω
ballō
to throw, cast, or strike
“arose against” in this verse is ebalen. The English “arose” can sound as if the wind merely appeared; βάλλω gives it the motion of a thrown force, while “against” gives that force its direction. The wording puts impact, not just weather, at the center of the scene.
ALSO GROWS
epiballō: to throw or strike upon
ἐπιβάλλω
In Mark 4:37, a compound of this root describes the waves beating into the boat, making the force hidden in “arose” visible.
amphiballō: to cast around, as with a net
ἀμφιβάλλω
Mark 1:16 uses this root for casting a net; the same root can describe deliberate casting or a force striking a vessel.
THE PATTERN
A sudden wind can turn a vessel’s movement into a struggle against forces beyond its control.
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.THE THREAD
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.Mark’s waves “beat into” the ship with ἐπιβάλλω (epiballō), a compound of βάλλω (ballō), the root beneath “arose” here. Both verses picture a storm as force thrown against a vessel.
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