Lexical Summary kouphizō: to make light (in weight) Original Word: κουφίζωTransliteration: kouphizō Phonetic Spelling: (koo-fid'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to make light (in weight) Meaning: to make light (in weight) Strong's Concordance lighten. From kouphos (light in weight); to unload -- lighten. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2893: κουφίζωκουφίζω: 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) |
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