Lexical Summary balló: To throw, cast, put, place Original Word: βάλλω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cast out, send, throw down, thrust A primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense) -- arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. Compare rhipto. see GREEK rhipto NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition to throw, cast NASB Translation bring (2), cast (15), casting (3), casts (3), contributors (1), laid (1), lying (3), lying sick (1), place (1), poured (4), put (22), puts (2), putting (4), rushed (1), swung (2), threw (12), throw (16), thrown (27), tossing (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 906: βάλλωβάλλω; future βάλω; perfect βέβληκα; 2 aorist ἔβαλον (3 person plural ἔβαλον in Luke 23:34; Acts 16:23, ἔβαλαν, the Alex. form, in Acts 16:37 L T Tr WH; (Revelation 18:19 Lachmann, see WH's Appendix, p. 165 and) for references ἀπέρχομαι at the beginning); passive (present βάλλομαι); perfect βέβλημαι; pluperfect ἐβεβλημην; 1 aorist ἐβλήθην; 1 future βληθήσομαι; to throw — either with force, or without force yet with a purpose, or even carelessly; 1. with force and effort: βάλλειν τινα ῥαπισμασι to smite one with slaps, to buffet, Mark 14:65 Rec. (an imitation of the phrases, τινα βάλλειν λίθοις, βελεσι, τόξοις, etc., κακοῖς, ψόγῳ, σκωμμασι, etc., in Greek writings; cf. Passow, i., p. 487; (Liddell and Scott, under the word I. 1 and 3); for the Rec. ἔβαλλον we must read with Fritzsche and Schott ἔβαλον, from which arose ἔλαβον, adopted by L T Tr WH; βαλεῖν and λαβεῖν are often confounded in manuscripts; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc. 5:6; (Scrivener, Introduction, p. 10)); βάλλειν λίθους ἐπί τίνι or τινα, John 8:( 2. without force and effort; to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls: κλῆρον to cast a lot into the urn (B. D. under the word Lot), Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24 from Psalm 21:19 3. to move, give motion to, not with force yet with attention and for a purpose; εἰς τί, to put into, insert: Mark 7:33 (τούς δακτύλους εἰς τά ὦτα); John 20:25, 27; John 18:11; χαλινούς εἰς τό στόμα James 3:3; to let down, cast down: John 5:7; Matthew 4:18 (cf. Mark 1:16 Rec.); Matthew 17:27. Metaphorically: εἰς τήν καρδίαν τίνος, to suggest, John 13:2 (τί ἐν θυμῷ τίνος, Homer, Odyssey 1, 201; 14, 269; εἰς νοῦν, schol. ad Pindar Pythagoras 4, 133; others; ἐμβάλλειν εἰς νοῦν τίνι, Plutarch, vit. Timol c. 3). (Compare: ἀμφιβάλλω, ἀναβάλλω, ἀντιβάλλω, ἀποβάλλω, διαβάλλω, ἐκβάλλω, ἐμβάλλω, παρεμβάλλω, ἐπιβάλλω, καταβάλλω, μεταβάλλω, παραβάλλω, περιβάλλω, προβάλλω, συμβάλλω, ὑπερβάλλω, ὑποβάλλω.) Strong’s Greek 906 appears one hundred twenty-four times, stretching from the opening scenes of Gospel ministry (Mark 1:16) to the final vision of the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:15). The verb describes an intentional motion—“to cast, hurl, place, pour, let fall”—and is employed for actions both mundane and momentous, literal and figurative. Because the word can denote either violent expulsion or deliberate placement, context determines whether the act is destructive, salvific, ritual, or ordinary. Everyday Actions and Ministry Scenes 1. Fishing and Provision Symbolism of Stumbling and Self-Denial Jesus repeatedly uses the verb to demand radical amputation of sin: “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away” (Matthew 5:29). The willful hurling of the offending member teaches that discipleship entails decisive, once-for-all action against personal wickedness. The alternative—being “thrown into hell”—sharpens the warning (Matthew 18:9; Mark 9:47). Parabolic Teaching 1. Wine and Skins New wine must not be “put into” old wineskins (Matthew 9:17). The incompatibility between the new covenant and old structures is dramatized by βάλλω. Worthless salt is “thrown out” (Matthew 5:13; Luke 14:35), portraying loss of witness. In Matthew 13:47-48 a net is “thrown into the sea,” collecting every kind; the later sorting prefigures final judgment. Miracles and Acts of Deliverance 1. Demonic Affliction The boy whom a spirit often “throws into the fire or into the water” (Mark 9:22) illustrates Satanic cruelty; Christ’s rebuke restores order. Jesus “laid” (ἔβαλεν) His hands on the deaf-mute (Mark 7:33) and Peter’s mother-in-law lay “cast” by fever (Matthew 8:14). The term conveys both the burden of illness and the Lord’s sovereign relief. Judgment Motif 1. Temporal Judgment Trees without fruit are “thrown into the fire” (Matthew 3:10; 7:19; Luke 3:9), previewing national and personal reckoning. Spiritual Warfare and Cosmic Conflict Revelation 12 uses βάλλω repeatedly to narrate the expulsion of the dragon and his angels: “The great dragon was hurled down” (Revelation 12:9). The verb’s violent force communicates the absolute defeat of evil powers and the security of the saints who “overcame him by the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 12:11). Sacrificial Imagery and Worship In Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders “cast their crowns before the throne,” enacting total surrender. The same deliberate placing that once deposited coins in the treasury now returns every reward to God, making worship an act of voluntary relinquishment. Faith and Prayer Jesus employs βάλλω in the promise of mountain-moving faith: “Be taken up and thrown into the sea” (Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23). Believing prayer can hurl obstacles aside, echoing divine capacity to reorder creation. Prison and Persecution Acts records apostles “thrown into prison” (Acts 16:23-24), paralleling the violent casting of Paul and Silas with the Gentile authorities’ intention to suppress the gospel. Yet the Lord frees His servants, showing that men may cast down, but God lifts up. Pastoral Application 1. Decisive Repentance: The repeated call to “throw away” whatever causes sin requires shepherds to urge uncompromising holiness. Christological Center Whether instructing disciples to cast nets, casting out demons, or being Himself “cast-off” at the cross, Jesus embodies both the Actor and the One acted upon. Through His resurrection authority, He will finally cast all evil into perdition, ensuring that every use of βάλλω converges on His sovereign mission. Eschatological Assurance The last occurrences seal the promise of consummate justice: “If anyone was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15). βάλλω thereby marks the terminus of evil, the vindication of righteousness, and the beginning of unbroken fellowship with God. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 3:10 V-PIM/P-3SGRK: εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται NAS: is cut down and thrown into the fire. KJV: is hewn down, and cast into the fire. INT: into [the] fire is thrown Matthew 4:6 V-AMA-2S Matthew 4:18 V-PPA-AMP Matthew 5:13 V-APP-NNS Matthew 5:25 V-FIP-2S Matthew 5:29 V-AMA-2S Matthew 5:29 V-ASP-3S Matthew 5:30 V-AMA-2S Matthew 6:30 V-PPM/P-AMS Matthew 7:6 V-ASA-2P Matthew 7:19 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 8:6 V-RIM/P-3S Matthew 8:14 V-RPM/P-AFS Matthew 9:2 V-RPM/P-AMS Matthew 9:17 V-PIA-3P Matthew 9:17 V-PIA-3P Matthew 10:34 V-ANA Matthew 10:34 V-ANA Matthew 13:42 V-FIA-3P Matthew 13:47 V-APP-DFS Matthew 13:48 V-AIA-3P Matthew 13:50 V-FIA-3P Matthew 15:26 V-ANA Matthew 17:27 V-AMA-2S Matthew 18:8 V-AMA-2S Strong's Greek 906 |
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