- Original: κουφίζω - Transliteration: Kouphizo - Phonetic: koo-fid'-zo - Definition: 1. to be light 2. to lighten a. a ship by throwing the cargo overboard - Origin: from kouphos (light in weight) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From κοῦφος kouphos (light in weight); to unload: - lighten. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • lightened, 1 Act 27:38