Lexicon :: Strong's G1546 - ekbolē

ἐκβολή
Transliteration
ekbolē (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-bol-ay'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἐκβάλλω (G1544)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
ἐκβολὴν — 1x
ἐκβολὴν — 1x
ἐκβολῇ — 1x
ἐκβολὴν — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐκβολή ekbolḗ, ek-bol-ay'; from G1544; ejection, i.e. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo:—+ lighten the ship.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1546 in the following manner: lighten the ship (with G4060) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1546 in the following manner: lighten the ship (with G4060) (1x).

  1. a casting out

  2. the throwing overboard of goods and lading whereby sailors lighten a ship in a storm to keep her from sinking

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκβολή ekbolḗ, ek-bol-ay'; from G1544; ejection, i.e. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo:—+ lighten the ship.
STRONGS G1546:
ἐκβολή, -ῆς, 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. 1110a, 9]; Lucian, de merc. cond. 1): ποιεῖσθαι ἐκβολήν, Latin jacturam facere, to throw the cargo overboard, Acts 27:18; with τῶν σκευῶν added, Sept. Jonah 1:5; τῶν φορτίων, Pollux 1, 99, p. 70, Hemsterh edition.
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