ἐκβολή ekbolḗ

Meaning

ejection, i.e. (specially) a throwing overboard of the cargo

In the King James Version: + lighten the ship

Derivation: from G1544 (ἐκβάλλω);

Where it is used

• Acts 27:18 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.