Ekbolē ἐκβολή
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| ἐκβολή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ekbolē |
| Strong's number | G1546 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | jettisoning |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Ekbolē (Greek ἐκβολή, Strong's G1546) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “jettisoning”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ship (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | jettison the cargo (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ekbolē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 27:18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).