Strong's Lexicon
G1546
G1546 — ἐκβολή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1546 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐκβολή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G1544 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ekbole |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ek-bol-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. ejection 2. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo |
| KJV Renderings: | + lighten the ship |
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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