ΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΩΝἈΝΩΘΕΝ, βαλλοντωνἀνωθεν
BALLONTŌNANŌTHEN, ballontōnanōthen
Sounds Like: BAL-lon-TON-an-OH-then
Translations: throwing from above, casting from above, hurling from above
From the root: ΒΑΛΛΩ, ἈΝΩΘΕΝ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the genitive plural participle of the verb ΒΑΛΛΩ (ballō), meaning 'to throw, cast, or hurl,' and the adverb ἈΝΩΘΕΝ (anōthen), meaning 'from above' or 'from the top.' Together, it describes the action of people throwing or casting something from a higher position. It would be used in a sentence to indicate the source or direction of an object being thrown.
Inflection: Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter; Adverb
Strong’s numbers: G0906 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0509 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:85
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΑΛΛΩ, ἈΝΩΘΕΝ, appear in our texts.
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