ἘΠΙΒΟΛΗ, ἐπιβολη
EPIBOLĒ, epibolē
Sounds Like: ep-ee-bo-LAY
Translations: a casting upon, a laying on, a plan, a purpose, an attempt, an assault, an attack, a design, a thought, a sudden thought, a sudden impulse
From the root: ΕΠΙΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of casting or laying something upon something else, or a sudden impulse or thought that comes to mind. It can also denote a plan, purpose, or an attempt, often with the connotation of an assault or attack. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi, 'upon, on') and the verb βάλλω (ballō, 'to throw, to cast').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1916 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 1:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΒΟΛΗ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΑΙΑ — coverings, veils, wraps, throws
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΑΙΣ — attack, assault, attempt, design, purpose, laying on, application
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΑΣ — attacks, assaults, attempts, designs, purposes, plans, onsets
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΗΝ — attack, assault, attempt, purpose, design, plan, a plan, a purpose, a design, a thought, a stroke, a blow, a cast, a throw
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΗΣ — of a casting, of a laying on, of an attack, of a purpose, of a design, of an attempt, of a plan, of an intention
- ΕΠΙΒΟΛΑΙ — attempts, attacks, plots, designs, purposes, plans, efforts, throws, casts, laying on
- ΕΠΙΒΟΛΗ — a throwing upon, an attack, a purpose, a design, a plan, a sudden thought, an impulse, a stroke, a blow
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