Acts 27:14

But not long after . Literally But after not much (time).

arose against it = beat down from it (i.e. Crete).

arose . Greek. ballo . App-174 . This verb is sometimes used intransitively.

against = down. Greek. kata . App-104 .

tempestuous = typhonic. Greek. tuphonikos. Onlyhere.

Euroclydon . The texts (not the Syriac) read Eurakulon, which means north-north-east wind. But if so, it would hardly have been introduced by the words "which is called". It was evidently a hurricane, not uncommon in those waters, and called "Euroclydon" locally and by the sailors.