ἈΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΕΙΝ, ἀμφιβαλλειν
AMPHIBALLEIN, amphiballein
Sounds Like: am-fee-BAL-line
Translations: to doubt, to hesitate, to deliberate, to waver, to throw around, to cast about
From the root: ἈΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἈΜΦΙ (amphi), meaning 'around' or 'on both sides', and the verb ΒΑΛΛΩ (ballo), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast'. It can mean to throw something around, such as a net, or to cast about for something. More commonly, it refers to a state of mental uncertainty, meaning to be in doubt, to hesitate, or to deliberate about something, as if one is 'throwing' thoughts back and forth. It implies a lack of firm decision or conviction.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G297 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 51:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΩ.
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.
- ἈΜΦΙΒΑΛΕΙ — casts around, throws around, puts on, clothes, doubts, hesitates
- ἈΜΦΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΑΣ — casting around, throwing around, fishing, throwing a net, casting a net
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