ἐπιβάλλω epiballō

Greek word for “to put on/seize” · Strong’s G1911 · used 18 times in 18 verses

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Meaning

ἐπι-βάλλω; 1. trans., to cast, lay or put upon: with accusative and dative;

How it is translated

Glosses given for epiballō in context, with how often each is used:

• laid 7
• puts 2
• breaking 1
• do cast 1
• having broken down 1
• having laid 1
• due to 1
• lay 1
• will lay 1
• put forth 1
• may place upon 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 14 (2), John 7 (2), Matthew 9 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 4 (1), Mark 11 (1), Luke 5 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 15 (1), Luke 20 (1)

Forms

• ἐπέβαλον 5
• ἐπέβαλεν 3
• ἐπιβάλλει 2
• ἐπιβαλὼν 2
• ἐπέβαλλεν 1
• ἐπιβάλλουσιν 1
• ἐπιβάλλον 1
• ἐπιβαλεῖν 1
• ἐπιβαλοῦσιν 1
• ἐπιβάλω 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with epiballō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• χείρ cheir “hand” 11
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 5
• ἐπίβλημα epiblēma “patch” 2
• τήρησις tērēsis “jail/keeping” 2
• ἱμάτιον himation “clothing” 3
• πιάζω piazō “to arrest/catch” 2
• παλαιός palaios “old” 2
• κρατέω krateō “to grasp/seize” 2
• παραβολή parabolē “parable” 2
• ἤδη ēdē “already” 2
• τίθημι tithēmi “to place” 2
• ὥρα hōra “hour” 2

Key verses

The verses using epiballō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 9:16 — No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
• Mark 4:37 — And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
• Mark 14:72 — And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when…
• Luke 9:62 — And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
• Luke 20:19 — And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable…
• Luke 21:12 — But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings…
• John 7:30 — Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
• Acts 4:3 — And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
• Acts 5:18 — And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
• Acts 12:1 — Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
• Acts 21:27 — And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
• 1 Corinthians 7:35 — And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.