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typhōnikos

tempestuous, like a typhoon

Say it: too-fon-ee-KOS (approximate)

τυφωνικός

What it means

A violent storm wind, from typhon, a whirlwind. In Acts 27:14 the ship is hit by "a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon" (some manuscripts read Euraquilo, a northeaster). It occurs only here in the New Testament.

Range of meaning

  • TempestuousViolent like a typhoon.

In Acts

  • Chapter 27

    "A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon" (27:14).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5189 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources