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βάλλω

ballōto throw: throwHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb123 occurrences8 books107 verses

Definition

βάλλω,

[in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ;]

prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Matthew 4:18, and frequently ἐπί, Matthew 10:34; κάτω, Matthew 4:6; ἔξω, Matthew 5:13; ἀπό, Matthew 5:29; ἐκ, Mark 12:44; δρέπανον, Revelation 14:19; μάχαιραν, Matthew 10:34; κλῆρον, Matthew 27:35; of fluids, to pour: Matthew 9:17, John 13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Matthew 9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), John 15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Acts 27:14. Metaphorical, β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, John 13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; see also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βάλλω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

123 total
  1. Revelation 6:13βάλλει · dropping from
    …and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
  2. Revelation 8:5ἔβαλεν · hurled [it]
    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
  3. Revelation 8:7ἐβλήθη · were hurled down
    Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
  4. Revelation 8:8ἐβλήθη · was thrown
    Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
  5. Revelation 12:4ἔβαλεν · hurling
    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
  6. Revelation 12:9ἐβλήθη · was hurled down; ἐβλήθη · He was hurled; ἐβλήθησαν
    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  7. Revelation 12:10ἐβλήθη · has been thrown down
    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  8. Revelation 12:13ἐβλήθη · he had been thrown
    And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
  9. Revelation 12:15ἔβαλεν · spewed
    Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
  10. Revelation 12:16ἔβαλεν · had poured
    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
  11. Revelation 14:16ἔβαλεν · swung
    So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
  12. Revelation 14:19ἔβαλεν · swung; ἔβαλεν · he threw [them]
    So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
  13. Revelation 18:19ἔβαλον · they will throw
    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
  14. Revelation 18:21ἔβαλεν · cast [it]; βληθήσεται · will be cast down
    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
  15. Revelation 19:20ἐβλήθησαν · were thrown
    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
  16. Revelation 20:3ἔβαλεν · he threw
    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
  17. Revelation 20:10ἐβλήθη · was thrown
    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  18. Revelation 20:14ἐβλήθησαν · were thrown
    Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
  19. Revelation 20:15ἐβλήθη · he was thrown
    And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.