Definition
ἐκ-βολή, -ῆς
(ἐκβάλλω), [in LXX: Exodus 11:1 (גָּרַשׁ), Joshua 1:5 (ἐκβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι, טול hi.), Ezekiel 47:8 (יָצָא)* ;]
1. a throwing out.
2. a jettison, a throwing overboard of cargo: Acts 27:18 (cf. Jos, l.with; and see Field, Notes, 144 f.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 27:18ἐκβολὴν · to jettison the cargoWe were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.