- Original: ἐκβολή - Transliteration: Ekbole - Phonetic: ek-bol-ay' - Definition: 1. a casting out 2. the throwing overboard of goods and lading whereby sailors lighten a ship in a storm to keep her from sinking - Origin: from G1544 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G1544 ; ejection that is (specifically) a throwing overboard of the cargo: - + lighten the ship. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • ship, 1 Act 27:18