G1546
G1546 — ἐκβολή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
ekbole (ek-bol-ay') n.
1. ejection
2. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo
[from G1544]
KJV: + lighten the ship
Root(s): G1544
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
TWOT text is not reproduced. Number support is reserved for lawful/licensed mappings only.
KJV Renderings
+ lighten the ship
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκβολή, ἐκβολης, ἡ (ἐκβάλλω);
a. a casting out.
b. specifically, the throwing overboard of goods and lading whereby sailors lighten a ship in a storm to keep her from sinking (Aeschylus sept. 769; Aristotle, eth. Nic. 3, 1, 5 (p. 1110{a}, 9); Lucian, de merc. cond. 1): ποιεῖσθαι ἐκβολήν, Latinjacturam facere, to throw the cargo overboard, Act 27:18; with τῶν σκευῶν added, the Sept. Jon 1:5; τῶν φορτιων, Pollux 1, 99, p. 70, Hemsterh edition.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐκβολή (+ lighten the ship)
Acts 27:18
- KJV: And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest the next they lightened the ship
- GK: σφοδρώς δε χειμαζομένων ημών τη εξής εκβολήν εποιούντο