Lexicon :: Strong's G2893 - kouphizō

κουφίζω
Transliteration
kouphizō (Key)
Pronunciation
koo-fid'-zo
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From kouphos (light in weight)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
9x in 7 unique form(s)
ἐκούφιζον — 1x
ἐκούφιζον — 1x
ἐκούφισας — 1x
κουφίζεται — 1x
κουφίζουσα — 1x
κουφιοῦσιν — 1x
κουφίσῃ — 1x
κουφισθῆναι — 1x
κούφισον — 3x
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Strong’s Definitions

κουφίζω kouphízō, koo-fid'-zo; from κοῦφος koûphos (light in weight); to unload:—lighten.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2893 in the following manner: lighten (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2893 in the following manner: lighten (1x).

  1. to be light

  2. to lighten

    1. a ship by throwing the cargo overboard

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κουφίζω kouphízō, koo-fid'-zo; from κοῦφος koûphos (light in weight); to unload:—lighten.
STRONGS G2893:
κουφίζω: imperfect 3 person plural ἐκούφιζον; (κοῦφος light);
1. intransitive, to be light (Hesiod, Euripides, Dio C.).
2. from Hippocrates down, generally translated, to lighten: a ship, by throwing the cargo overboard, Acts 27:38. (the Sept. Jonah 1:5, and often in Polybius)
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Jonah
1:5
Acts
27:38
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