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Lexicon :: Strong's G2893 - kouphizō

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κουφίζω
Transliteration
kouphizō (Key)
Pronunciation
koo-fid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From kouphos (light in weight)
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Strong’s Definitions

κουφίζω kouphízō, koo-fid'-zo; from κοῦφος koûphos (light in weight); to unload:—lighten.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2893 in the following manner: lighten (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2893 in the following manner: lighten (1x).

  1. to be light

  2. to lighten

    1. a ship by throwing the cargo overboard

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κουφίζω kouphízō, koo-fid'-zo; from κοῦφος koûphos (light in weight); to unload:—lighten.
STRONGS G2893:
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, Acts 27:38. (the Sept. Jonah 1:5, and often in Polybius)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jonah
1:5
Acts
27:38

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2893 matches the Greek κουφίζω (kouphizō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:22 - They should always be available to solve the people’s common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:5 - Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:13 - “Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:30 - Evil people are spared in times of calamity
and are allowed to escape disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5 - Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.
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