ἘΚΒΟΛΗΝ, ἐκβολην
EKBOLĒN, ekbolēn
Sounds Like: ek-boh-LAY
Translations: a throwing out, throwing overboard, jettison, an ejection, throwing out, jettison
From the root: ΕΚΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of throwing something out or casting it away, often with force or necessity. In a maritime context, it specifically denotes the act of jettisoning cargo from a ship, typically to lighten the vessel during a storm or distress. It can also be used more generally to describe an expulsion or ejection.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1615 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 32:8
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jonah — 1:5
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 27:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΒΟΛΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΒΟΛΑΙΣ — (to) castings out, (to) ejections, (to) discharges, (to) shipwrecks
- ἘΚΒΟΛΗΣ — of expulsion, of casting out, of rejection, of a landing place, of an outlet
- ΕΚΒΟΛΗ — casting out, throwing out, a throwing out, a projection, a promontory, a landing place, a place of disembarkation, a place where one is cast ashore
- ΕΚΒΟΛΗΝ — casting out, expulsion, shipwreck, delivery, abortion, a casting out, an expulsion, a shipwreck, a delivery, an abortion
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