This verb depicts the forceful action of throwing something away from oneself—whether casting off a garment, jettisoning cargo from a ship, or rejecting something once valued. The classical Greek range includes military contexts (throwing off armor) and commercial ones (selling too cheaply, cutting losses). In the New Testament's two occurrences, the physical and metaphorical merge: Bartimaeus throws off his cloak in eagerness to reach Jesus, while Hebrews warns believers not to cast away their confidence. The Spanish 'desechéis' (reject, discard) and 'habiendo-arrojado' (having thrown off) capture both the physical vigor and the decisiveness of the action.