Jettisoning
ἐκβολήStrong’s G1546ekbolē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ekbolē is the Greek word usually translated “jettison of cargo”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;”
Meaning
Usually translated “jettison of cargo”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a jettison of cargo 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐκβολή ekbolē · jettisoning
ἐκ-βολή, -ῆς (ἐκβάλλω), [in LXX: Exo.11:1 (גָּרַשׁ), Jos.1:5 (ἐκβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι, טול hi.), Eze.47:8 (יָצָא)* ;] 1. a throwing out. 2. a jettison, a throwing overboard of cargo: Act.27:18 (cf. Jos, l.with; and see Field, Notes, 144 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.