κουφίζω

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G2893

Transliteration: kouphízō

Pronunciation: koo-fid'-zo

Definition: lighten

- Original: κουφίζω

- Transliteration: Kouphizo

- Phonetic: koo-fid'-zo

- Definition:

1. to be light

2. to lighten

a. a ship by throwing the cargo overboard

- Origin: from kouphos (light in weight)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From κοῦφος kouphos (light in weight); to unload: - lighten.