Kouphízō — G2893

Definition

verb

to unload

1. intransitive, to be light (Hesiod, Euripides, Dio C.)
2. from Hippocrates down, generally translated, to lighten

Usually translated as

lighten

Origin

from koûphos (light in weight)

Occurrences

Kouphízō occurs 1 time in the King James.

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

• Acts 27:38 — And when they had eaten enough, they lightened (ἐκούφιζον) the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.