κουφίζω : impf.3 pers. plur. ἐκούφιζον ; (κοῦφος light) ; 1. intrans. fo be light (Hes., Eur., Dio C.). 2: ἯΣ Hippocr. down generally trans. to lighten: a ship, by throwing the cargo overboard, Acts xxvii. 38. (Sept. Jonah i. 5, and often in Polyb.)

κουφίζω kouphizō 1x

to lighten, make light or less heavy, Acts 27:38*

κουφίζω

(< κοῦφος, light), [in LXX: Ex 18:22, Jh 1:5, al. (קלל hi.), Es 5:1, al.;]

intrans., to be light (poetic chiefly).

to lighten, make light: c. acc., Ac 27:38.†

κουφίζω. This verb, which in the NT is confined to Ac 2738, is found in the general sense of ‘‘lighten” in P Giss I. 73% (time of Hadrian) ἐκούφισεν τῶν ἐνχωρίων τὰ βάρη καθολικῶς διὰ προγράμματος : cf. further with reference to taxation BGU IT. 6195 (A.D. 155) τὴν παραγ[ρ]αφεῖσαν [πρ]όσodov ὀφείλειν κουφισθῆναι το(ῦ) συναγομί(ένου) ἄχρι ἂν ἐξετασθῇ, PSI I. 103% (end of ii/A.D.) τὸ] συναγόμενον αὐτῶν ἐκού[φισαν] ἐπὶ τῷ τοὺς ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀναγρ[αφομέ]νους ἄνδρας, OG/S gol (B.c. 196) ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχουσῶν ἐν Αἰγύπτωι προσόδων καὶ φορολογιῶν τινὰς μὲν εἰς τέλος ἀφῆκεν, ἄλλας δὲ κεκούφικεν, and see P Petr II. 13(184)® (B.c. 258-253) where the words κουφίζων τὸν βασιλέα, “lightening the king’s burden,”’ are written over the line in κόφινος 3 connexion with a notice inviting tenders at a lower rate for some public work. For κουφίζω, ‘‘ /evo,” ‘‘ absolve,” see P Tand 62" note. In BGU I. 32111 (a.p. 216) ἐφευρέθη τὰ σειτάρια κεκουφισμένα, the reference is to a robbery, and in PSI IV. 2995 (iii/A.D.) ds δ᾽ ἐκουφίσθη μοι ἡ νόσος, to illness (cf. Hobart, p. 281). In the curious mantic P Ryl I. 28488 (iv/a.p.) we have apparently an instance of the verb used intransitively—ta ἐν δουλίᾳ κουφίσιν (1. -εἰν) ἐκ τῆς δουλίας, ‘‘ for a slave in servitude it means an alleviation of his servitude ’’ (Edd.—see their note). Fora similar metaphorical use of the subst. see AazbeZ 4068 πένθους [κ]ουφι[σ]μὸς ἐγένετο, and for the adj. see P Oxy XIV. 1627 (a.p. 342) ἠξιώσαμεν δέ σαι εἰσαγγεῖλαι ἡμᾶς els κουφοτάτην xplay, “‘ we requested you to assign to us a very light duty” (Edd.). The wish is frequent on grave-stones—aAAa κόνιν σοὶ... κουφὴν καὶ δοίη ψυχρὸν "Οσειρος ὕδωρ (see Schubart Zinftihrung, p. 370). Κοῦφα is often used in the papyri substantivally, e.g. P Strass I. 1° (a.p. 510) σοῦ παρέχοντ]ος τὰ Kotha: see further GH on P Oxy XIV. 163178 (A.D. 280),

κουφίζω (kouphizō) — to lighten. κουφ-ίζω, Attic dialect future - ῐῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κεκούφικα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

I. to be light, κουφίζουσαν ἄρουραν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a sufferer, to be relieved, κουφίζειν δοκῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. transitive, lighten, make light, τὸ κενὸν ἐμπεριλαμβανόμενον κ. τὰ σώματα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs]

II.1. lift up, raise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅλμα κουφιεῖν make a light leap, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δύστηνον αἰώρημα κουφίζω, ={δύστηνος αἰωροῦμαι}, [Refs]:—passive, to be lifted up, soar, [τῷ πτερῷ] ᾧ ψυχὴ κουφίζεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. lighten of a load, ὄχλου πλήθους τε κ. χθόνα lighten earth of a multitude, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, lighten ships of their cargo, τῷ ταχυναυτοῦντι κουφίσαντες προσβάλλειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. b of persons, relieve from burdens, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τόκων τοὺς χρεωφειλέτας [Refs 1st c.AD+]; relieve (contractors), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, to be relieved, ὅταν σῶμα κουφισθῇ νόσου from.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle κουφιεῖσθαι[Refs 1st c.AD+] feel your burdens lightened by.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. with accusative of things, lighten, assuage, ἀλγηδόνας [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, give or procure relief, κ. οὐδέν, ἀλλά.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, νομίζοντες κεκουφίσθαι τὸν πόλεμον αὐτοῖς [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

II.3. b cancel a debt, [Refs 6th c.AD+], etc.:—middle, [Refs 6th c.AD+]

II.4. ἑαυτοὺς κ. cheapen themselves, uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II.5. subtract, ἀπὸ τῶν μοιρῶν [Refs 4th c.AD+]