ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΕΙ, αμφιβαλλει
AMPHIBALLEI, amphiballei
Sounds Like: am-fee-BAL-leh
Translations: he casts around, he throws around, he casts about, he throws about, he doubts, he hesitates
From the root: ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ΑΜΦΙ' (amphi), meaning 'around' or 'on both sides', and 'ΒΑΛΛΩ' (ballo), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast'. In its literal sense, it means 'to throw around' or 'to cast about', often referring to casting a net. Metaphorically, it can mean 'to waver', 'to hesitate', or 'to doubt', implying a back-and-forth mental state. The form 'ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΕΙ' is the third person singular present active indicative, meaning 'he/she/it casts around' or 'he/she/it doubts'.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G0297 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΩ — I cast around, I doubt, I hesitate, I waver, I dispute, I consider
- ἈΜΦΙΒΟΛΕΙΣ — casting around, casting nets, throwing around
- ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΕΙ — he casts around, he throws a net, he doubts
- ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΑΣ — throwing around, casting around, doubting, hesitating, considering, deliberating
- ΑΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΩ — to throw around, to cast around, to put on, to doubt, to hesitate, to waver
- ΑΜΦΙΒΟΛΕΙΣ — you cast, you throw, you doubt, you hesitate, you waver
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