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Tempestuous

τυφωνικόςStrong’s G5189

tuphōnikos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Tuphōnikos is the Greek word usually translated “tempestuous”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.”
Acts 27:14 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “tempestuous”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • tempestuous 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    τυφωνικός tuphōnikos · tempestuous

    τυφωνικός, -ή, -όν (τῦφων, a hurricane, typhoon) tempestuous: Act.27:14.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “tempestuous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    TEMPEST'UOUS, adjective

    1. Very story; turbulent; rough with wind; as tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night.
    2. Blowing with violence; as a tempestuous wind.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.