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βάλλω
bállō · Greek · Strong's G906 · 125 occurrences
The KJV renders 25 different Hebrew and Greek words as “lay”
What it means
to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
arise, cast, x dung, lay, lie, pour, put, send, strike, throw, thrust
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“lay”
also renders hístēmi (G2476), epibállō (G1911), katabállō (G2598), logízomai (G3049), klínō (G2827), katatíthēmi (G2698), keîmai (G2749), phérō (G5342), anaklínō (G347), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼâchaz (H270), chârab (H2717), yᵉhab (H3052), yâçad (H3245), yârâh (H3384), mâlaṭ (H4422), nûwach (H5117), nâtsab (H5324), ʻâbar (H5674), shâvâh (H7737), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931), tâphas (H8610)
“put”
also renders poiéō (G4160), kathairéō (G2507), epibállō (G1911), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), bâṭach (H982), hâdâh (H1911), yânach (H3240), yâçaph (H3254), nâsag (H5381), nâthan (H5414), çâphâh (H5595), ʻâmaç (H6006), ʻâsâh (H6213), tsâvâh (H6680), râchaq (H7368), râkab (H7392), shîyth (H7896), shᵉlach (H7972)
“lie”
also renders pseûsma (G5582), pseúdomai (G5574), blépō (G991), keîmai (G2749), katákeimai (G2621), échō (G2192), anakeîmai (G345), pseûdos (G5579), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼakzâb (H391), bad (H907), chârab (H2717), kâzab (H3576), kâzâb (H3577), shâvᵉʼ (H7723), shâʻan (H8172), shâqar (H8266), tᵉʼun (H8383)
“cast”
“arise”
“strike”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
125 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 John 4:18 V-PAI-3SActs 16:23 V-2AAI-3PActs 16:24 V-2AAI-3SActs 16:37 V-2AAI-3PActs 22:23 V-PAP-GPMActs 27:14 V-2AAI-3SJames 3:3 V-PAI-1PJohn 3:24 V-RPP-NSMJohn 5:7 V-2AAS-3SJohn 7:44 V-2AAI-3SJohn 8:7 V-2AAM-3SJohn 8:59 V-2AAS-3PJohn 12:6 V-PPP-APNJohn 13:2 V-RAP-GSMJohn 13:5 V-PAI-3SJohn 15:6 V-API-3SJohn 18:11 V-2AAM-2SJohn 19:24 V-2AAI-3PJohn 20:25 V-2AAS-1SJohn 20:27 V-2AAM-2SJohn 21:6 V-2AAI-3PJohn 21:7 V-2AAI-3SLuke 3:9 V-PPI-3SLuke 4:9 V-2AAM-2SLuke 5:37 V-PAI-3SLuke 12:28 V-PPP-ASMLuke 12:49 V-2AANLuke 12:58 V-FAI-3SLuke 13:8 V-2AAS-1SLuke 13:19 V-2AAI-3SLuke 14:35 V-PAI-3PLuke 16:20 V-LPI-3SLuke 21:1 V-PAP-APMLuke 21:2 V-PAP-ASFLuke 21:3 V-2AAI-3SLuke 21:4 V-2AAI-3PLuke 23:19 V-APP-NSMLuke 23:25 V-RPP-ASMLuke 23:34 V-2AAI-3PMatthew 3:10 V-PPI-3SMatthew 4:6 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 4:18 V-PAP-APMMatthew 5:13 V-APP-NSNMatthew 5:25 V-FPI-2SMatthew 5:29 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 5:30 V-2AAM-2SMatthew 6:30 V-PPP-ASMMatthew 7:6 V-2AAS-2PMatthew 7:19 V-PPI-3SMatthew 8:6 V-RPI-3SMatthew 8:14 V-RPP-ASFMatthew 9:2 V-RPP-ASMMatthew 9:17 V-PAI-3PMatthew 10:34 V-2AANMatthew 13:42 V-FAI-3PMatthew 13:47 V-APP-DSFMatthew 13:48 V-2AAI-3PMatthew 13:50 V-FAI-3PMatthew 15:26 V-2AANMatthew 17:27 V-2AAM-2S
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