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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.