G1546: ἐκβολή
ekbolḗ · “jettisoning”
Definition
ejection, i.e. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo
KJV translates it as: + lighten the ship
Word origin: from G1544 (ἐκβάλλω);
Extended definition
ἐκ-βολή, -ῆς
(ἐκβάλλω), [in LXX: Exo.11:1 (גָּרַשׁ), Jos.1:5 (ἐκβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι, טול hi.), Eze.47:8 (יָצָא)* ;]
1. a throwing out.
2. a jettison, a throwing overboard of cargo: Act.27:18 (cf. Jos, l.with; and see Field, Notes, 144 f.).†
(AS)
(ἐκβάλλω), [in LXX: Exo.11:1 (גָּרַשׁ), Jos.1:5 (ἐκβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι, טול hi.), Eze.47:8 (יָצָא)* ;]
1. a throwing out.
2. a jettison, a throwing overboard of cargo: Act.27:18 (cf. Jos, l.with; and see Field, Notes, 144 f.).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1546 is translated
- a jettison of cargo ×1
Bible verses with G1546 (ekbolḗ)
Ekbolḗ appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 27:18
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;