Ekbolḗ — G1546

Definition

feminine noun

ejection, i.e. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo

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

Usually translated as

lighten the ship

Origin

from G1544

• ekbállō (G1544)

Occurrences

Ekbolḗ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (1)

• Acts 27:18 — And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship (ἐκβολὴν);