ἘΠΕΒΑΛΛΟΝ, ἐπεβαλλον
EPEBALLON, epeballon
Sounds Like: eh-peh-BAL-lon
Translations: cast upon, lay upon, throw upon, put upon, fall upon, apply, devote oneself to, attack, assault
From the root: ἘΠΙΒΆΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'on', and the verb 'βάλλω' (ballō), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast'. In its various forms, it generally means to cast, lay, or throw something upon someone or something. It can also mean to apply oneself to a task, to devote oneself to something, or to attack/assault someone. The meaning often depends on the context and the case of the object it takes.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1911 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:35
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 12:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΒΆΛΛΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΒΑΛΕΝ — he threw upon, he cast upon, he laid upon, he put upon, he imposed, he began, he fell upon, he attacked
- ἘΠΕΒΑΛΟΝΤΟ — they cast upon, they laid hands on, they put on, they applied, they threw upon
- ἘΠΙΒΑΛΕΙΝ — to throw upon, to cast upon, to lay upon, to put on, to apply, to attack, to seize, to fall upon, to set about
- ἘΠΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ — of belonging to, of falling upon, of pertaining to, of suitable, of appropriate
- ἘΠΙΒΑΛΛΟΥΣΙΝ — cast upon, throw upon, put on, lay on, fall upon, apply, belong to
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