apophortizomai describes a boat being unloaded of its cargo at Tyre.

The attested use describes the unloading of a boat’s cargo at Tyre, expressed by a present middle participle in Acts 21:3.

1. Unloading a boat’s cargo · dominant

   In Acts 21:3, ἀποφορτιζόμενον is a present middle participle describing the boat at Tyre in the clause explaining why it landed there; the APB renders the clause, “because the boat was unloading its cargo there.”

   Acts 21:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 21:3, the APB presents the clause as “the boat was unloading its cargo there.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall action rather than isolating each feature of the Greek form.