The meaning of “βάλλω”
Understanding bállō reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a primary verb arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. - to throw (in v...
βάλλω
a primary verb arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. - to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 10:34 | “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” Word: βάλλω (bállō) | |
| Mark 9:45 | “And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:” Word: βάλλω (bállō) | |
| Luke 14:35 | “It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ” Word: βάλλω (bállō) | |
| John 15:6 | “If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.” Word: βάλλω (bállō) | |
| Acts 16:37 | “But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.” Word: βάλλω (bállō) |