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κουφίζω

kouphizō

Verb · From kouphos (light in weight)

From κοῦφος koûphos (light in weight); to unload:—lighten.

Outline

to be light
to lighten

a ship by throwing the cargo overboard

Usages

Acts 27:38

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

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