G2893

κουφίζω

kouphizōG:V

to lighten

κουφίζω (κοῦφος, light), [in LXX: Exo.18:22, Jon.1.5, al. (קָלַל hi.), Est.5:1, al. ;] __1. intrans., to be light (poetic chiefly). __2. to lighten, make light: with accusative, Act.27:38.† (AS)

The KJV translates G2893 in the following manner:

lightened (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

κουφίζω — kouphízō

κουφίζω: imperfect 3 person plural ἐκούφιζον; (κοῦφος light);

1. intransitive, to be light (Hesiod, Euripides, Dio C.).

2. from Hippocrates down, generally translated, to lighten: a ship, by throwing the cargo overboard, Act 27:38. (the Sept. Jon 1:5, and often in Polybius)

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