"light in weight, easy to bear," is used of the burden imparted by Christ, Matthew 11:30; of affliction, 2 Corinthians 4:17 .
"to make light, lighten" (the adjective kouphos, not in NT, denotes "slight, light, empty"), is used of "lightening" the ship, in Acts 27:38 .
Note: For the phrase in Acts 27:18 , AV, "they lightened the ship," See FREIGHT."lightness," 2 Corinthians 1:17 , AV: see FICKLENESS.