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G5189 τυφωνικός (typhōnikós)
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Quick Definition

τυφωνικός, ή, όν Adj violent, tempestuous

Strong's Definition

from a derivative of 5188; stormy (as if smoky)

KJV Usage: tempestuous

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

adjc. | -ή, -όν | Τυφῶν

14.7 · Physical Events and States · Wind

of a violent, strong wind (derivative of τυφῶν ‘Typhon,’ the legendary father of the winds, not occurring in the NT) pertaining to a very strong wind Expressions for strong winds often differ on the basis of two important features: (1) the strength or violence of the wind and (2) the duration of the wind. For example, in English terms such as squall and tornado indicate violent but short periods of blowing, while hurricane or typhoon indicates a storm which takes a much longer period of time to pass. In ACT 27:14 the reference is obviously to the latter type of storm, called typhoon, hurricane, or monsoon, depending upon the region in which such violent and protracted storms occur.

ACT 27:14

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

τυφωνικός, -7, -ov, (τυφῶν [cf. Chandler ed. 1 ὃ 659], a whirlwind, hurricane, typhoon), like a whirlwind, tempestuous : ἄνεμος, Acts xxvii. 14.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

τυφωνικός typhōnikos 1x

stormy, tempestuous; with ἄνεμος it means hurricane, typhoon, whirlwind, Acts 27:14*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† τυφωνικός, -ή, -όν

(< τῦφων, a hurricane, typhoon)

tempestuous: Ac 27:14.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

τυφωνικός, ““tempestuous” (Ac 2714), For Τυφῶν, ‘the malignant demon far excellence of magic,” see P Osl I. 1% 4 (iv/a. D.) ἐλθέ, Τυφῶν, ὁ ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπτίαν πύλην καθήμενος, with the editor’s note p. 33 ff.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

τυφωνικός (tuphōnikos) — tempestuous. Τῡφων-ικός, ή, όν, Typhonian, of or from Typhon, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II. (τυφῶν 11.1) tempestuous, ἄνεμος [NT]

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