Strong's Number G1546

ἐκβολή

ekbole · ek-bol-ay'

Transliteration:

ekbole{ek-bol-ay'}

Word Origin:

from 1544

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

lighten the ship 4060 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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