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Lexicon :: Strong's G2893 - kouphizō

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κουφίζω
Transliteration
kouphizō (Key)
Pronunciation
koo-fid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From kouphos (light in weight)
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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)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jonah
1:5
Acts
27:38

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2893 matches the Greek κουφίζω (kouphizō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:38 - κορεσθέντες δὲ τροφῆς ἐκούφιζον G2893 τὸ πλοῖον ἐκβαλλόμενοι τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν
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