Ekbole denotes the casting out of cargo during a violent storm in Acts 27:18.

Its sole attested use denotes the casting out of cargo amid violent storm conditions in Acts 27:18.

1. Casting cargo out in a storm · dominant

   In Acts 27:18, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the report that the ship was being violently storm-tossed; the APB renders the action as “they began jettisoning cargo.”

   Acts 27:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:18, the APB presents the clause as “they began jettisoning cargo.” This wording confirms the verse’s action without isolating every contribution of the Greek form.