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βάλλω (ballō) means “to throw: throw” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βάλλω Greek · G906 121 tagged occurrences in 105 verses

Pronunciation guide: bal'-lo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0906G

βάλλω · ballō · to throw: throw

βάλλω, [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ;] prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and frequently ἐπί, Mat.10:34; κάτω, Mat.4:6; ἔξω, Mat.5:13; ἀπό, Mat.5:29; ἐκ, Mrk.12:44; δρέπανον, Rev.14:19; μάχαιραν, Mat.10:34; κλῆρον, Mat.27:35; of fluids, to pour: Mat.9:17, Jhn.13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Mat.9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), Jhn.15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Act.27:14. Metaphorical, β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; see also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω). (AS)

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TBESG · G0906H

βάλλω · ballō · to throw: put

βάλλω, [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ;] prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and frequently ἐπί, Mat.10:34; κάτω, Mat.4:6; ἔξω, Mat.5:13; ἀπό, Mat.5:29; ἐκ, Mrk.12:44; δρέπανον, Rev.14:19; μάχαιραν, Mat.10:34; κλῆρον, Mat.27:35; of fluids, to pour: Mat.9:17, Jhn.13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Mat.9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), Jhn.15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Act.27:14. Metaphorical, β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; see also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω). (AS)

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TBESG · G0906I

βάλλω · ballō · to throw: sow

βάλλω, [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ;] prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and frequently ἐπί, Mat.10:34; κάτω, Mat.4:6; ἔξω, Mat.5:13; ἀπό, Mat.5:29; ἐκ, Mrk.12:44; δρέπανον, Rev.14:19; μάχαιραν, Mat.10:34; κλῆρον, Mat.27:35; of fluids, to pour: Mat.9:17, Jhn.13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Mat.9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), Jhn.15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Act.27:14. Metaphorical, β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; see also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω). (AS)

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TBESG · G0906J

βάλλω · ballō · to throw: pour

βάλλω, [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ;] prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and frequently ἐπί, Mat.10:34; κάτω, Mat.4:6; ἔξω, Mat.5:13; ἀπό, Mat.5:29; ἐκ, Mrk.12:44; δρέπανον, Rev.14:19; μάχαιραν, Mat.10:34; κλῆρον, Mat.27:35; of fluids, to pour: Mat.9:17, Jhn.13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Mat.9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), Jhn.15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Act.27:14. Metaphorical, β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; see also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω). (AS)

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TBESG · G0906K

βάλλω · ballō · to throw: hit

βάλλω, [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ;] prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and frequently ἐπί, Mat.10:34; κάτω, Mat.4:6; ἔξω, Mat.5:13; ἀπό, Mat.5:29; ἐκ, Mrk.12:44; δρέπανον, Rev.14:19; μάχαιραν, Mat.10:34; κλῆρον, Mat.27:35; of fluids, to pour: Mat.9:17, Jhn.13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Mat.9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), Jhn.15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Act.27:14. Metaphorical, β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; see also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.

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How translators render G906

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
thrown 7
put 5
throw 5
and be thrown 4
by casting 3
cast 3
has put in 3
is thrown 3
to be thrown 3
contributed 2
lying 2
pours 2
putting 2
swung 2
they will throw 2
throw it 2
throw it away 2
to bring 2
toss it 2
was thrown 2
were thrown 2
and had the man thrown 1
and put 1
and put in 1
and threw us 1
by pouring 1
cast it 1
do men pour 1
drives 1
dropping from 1
had been imprisoned 1
had poured 1
has been thrown down 1
has put 1
have deposited 1
he had been thrown 1
he placed 1
he poured 1
he threw 1
he threw them 1
he was hurled 1
he was thrown 1
hurled it 1
hurling 1
i will cast 1
i will place 1
imprisoned 1
it often throws 1
jumped 1
lay 1
lies 1
may throw 1
others 1
put in 1
put it 1
sick in bed 1
spewed 1
swept 1
that is thrown 1
that was cast 1
they cast 1
they cast it there 1
they pour 1
they threw them 1
they were casting 1
they were casting a net 1
threw 1
to cast 1
to help 1
to ignite 1
to place 1
to put 1
to throw 1
tossed 1
tossing 1
vvv 1
was hurled down 1
was put into it 1
we put 1
were hurled down 1
who scatters 1
will be cast down 1
you may be thrown 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
cast 25
casting 5
to be cast 5
was cast 5
thrust 4
and cast 3
put 3
they cast 3
to cast 3
to send 3
be thou cast 2
cast out 2
casteth 2
did cast 2
did cast in 2
hath cast in 2
is cast 2
laid 2
putteth 2
shall cast 2
should be cast 2
were cast 2
and put 1
and she threw in 1
be thrown down 1
cast in 1
cast ye 1
casting in 1
did strike 1
did they cast 1
do men put 1
for to put 1
hath cast 1
hath poured 1
have cast 1
having 1
he is cast 1
he poureth 1
he was cast 1
he was cast out 1
he were cast 1
i will put 1
in 1
it hath cast 1
it is 1
let him 1
lieth 1
lying 1
men cast 1
put up 1
shall 1
should cast 1
that was cast 1
there arose 1
they did cast 1
they put 1
they were cast 1
thou be cast 1
threw 1
thrust in 1
to have put 1
was cast out 1
was laid 1
we put 1
were cast out 1
what was put therein 1
will cast 1

Verses containing G906

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  1. Luke 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

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  2. Luke 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

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  3. Luke 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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  4. Luke 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

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  5. Luke 21:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

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  6. Luke 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

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  7. Luke 21:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

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  8. Luke 21:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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  9. Luke 23:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

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  10. Luke 23:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

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  11. Luke 23:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

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  12. John 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

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  13. John 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”

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  14. John 8:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

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  15. John 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

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  16. John 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

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  17. John 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.

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  18. John 15:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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  19. John 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

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  20. John 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.

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  21. John 20:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

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  22. John 20:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”

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  23. John 21:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

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  24. John 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.

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  25. Acts 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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  26. Acts 16:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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  27. Acts 16:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

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  28. Acts 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,

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  29. Acts 27:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

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  30. James 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

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  31. 1 John 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

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  32. Revelation 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  33. Revelation 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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  34. Revelation 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

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  35. Revelation 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you

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  36. Revelation 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

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  37. Revelation 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.

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  38. Revelation 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

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  39. Revelation 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

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  40. Revelation 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

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  41. Revelation 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

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  42. Revelation 12:9 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

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  43. Revelation 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.

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  44. Revelation 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

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  45. Revelation 12:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.

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  46. Revelation 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

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  47. Revelation 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

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  48. Revelation 14:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.

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  49. Revelation 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

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  50. Revelation 18:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

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