Euroclydon

[ yoo-rok-li-don, yuh- ]

noun

1. gregale.

Euroclydon

/ jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn /

noun

1. a stormy wind from the north or northeast that occurs in the Levant, which caused the ship in which St Paul was travelling to be wrecked (Acts 27:14)
2. any stormy wind

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euroclydon¹

1605–15; < Greek euroklýdōn, equivalent to Eúro ( s ) Eurus + klýdōn wave, surge; compare klýzein to dash against, wash

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euroclydon¹

C17: from Greek eurokludōn, from Euros Eurus + Greek akulōn (unattested) north wind, from Latin aquilō

Example Sentences

The word "Euroclydon" is made up from two Greek words, one of which means a wave, and the other the south-east wind.

From Project Gutenberg

"But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon."

From Project Gutenberg

In the New Testament he becomes Euroclydon, wind of the waves.

From Project Gutenberg

You tell how the Yule-king cometh forth From his home in the heart of the icy North; On his Eastern steeds how rusheth on The wind-god of storms, Euroclydon; How his trumpet strikes to the pallid stars That shrink from the mad moon's silver bars, Where the cold wind tortures the sobbing sea, And the chill sleet pierces the pinioned lea, As the snow king hurls from his frozen zone The fragments fast of a tumbled throne.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence, while many a dull genius, with only a few plain-sailing virtues on board, such as honest industry, good humour, and prudence, have made fine weather through life, and come into port at last laden up to the bends with riches and honours, this gallant Proa, this stately Gondola, the moment he was put to sea, was caught up in a Euroclydon of furious passions and appetites that shivered his character and peace, and made a wreck of him at the very outset.

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