autocheir describes the ship’s crew throwing its gear overboard by their own hands.

The attested use marks personal manual involvement in throwing the ship’s gear overboard in Acts 27:19.

1. Personally handling the ship’s gear · dominant

   In Acts 27:19, the nominative plural masculine form occurs in the clause about throwing the ship’s gear overboard; the APB renders the action as done “with their own hands.”

   Acts 27:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:19, the APB presents the clause as the gear being thrown overboard “with their own hands.” This shows the clause’s presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the term.