βάλλω ballō

Greek word for “to throw” · Strong’s G906 · used 122 times in 106 verses

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Meaning

βάλλω; prop., of a weapon or missile;

Senses in the lexicon

• to throw: throw (73)
• to throw: put (42)
• to throw: pour (5)
• to throw: sow (2)

How it is translated

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

• cast 38
• do cast 8
• casting 6
• thrown 4
• will cast 4
• put 4
• casts 3
• cast in 3
• being cast 2
• being thrown 2
• shall cast 2
• do be cast 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 12 (6), Matthew 5 (4), Matthew 13 (4), Mark 9 (4), Mark 12 (4), Luke 21 (4), Revelation 2 (4), Revelation 20 (4), Matthew 18 (3), Mark 7 (3)

Forms

• ἔβαλεν 21
• βάλε 9
• ἐβλήθη 9
• ἔβαλον 8
• βαλεῖν 8
• βάλλει 6
• βληθῆναι 4
• βάλλουσιν 4
• βάλλεται 3
• βαλοῦσιν 3

Words used with it

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

• πῦρ pur “fire” 17
• φυλακή phulakē “prison/watch” 10
• γῆ gē “earth” 14
• καλός kalos “good” 11
• εἰ ei “if” 17
• θάλασσα thalassa “sea” 10
• σκανδαλίζω skandalizō “to cause to stumble” 8
• δύο duo “two” 8
• ἐκκόπτω ekkoptō “to prevent” 5
• γέεννα geenna “hell” 5
• αἴρω airō “to take up” 7
• δένδρον dendron “tree” 5

Key verses

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

• Matthew 3:10 — And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
• Luke 23:34 — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
• 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.
• Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
• Revelation 2:14 — But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the…
• Revelation 4:10 — The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,…
• Revelation 8:7 — The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and…
• Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his…
• Revelation 18:21 — And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down,…
• Revelation 19:20 — And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast,…
• Revelation 20:10 — And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night…
• Revelation 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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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.