ἐπιβάλλω epiballō · G1911

to put on/seize

ἐπι-βάλλω ; [in LXX for שָׁלַח, שִׁית, etc. ; ] ; 1. trans., to cast, lay or put upon: with accusative and dative, Mrk.11:7, 1Co.7:35; with accusative, before ἐπί with accusative, Rev.18:10, WH, mg.; τ. Χεῖρα (-ας) ἐπί (B1., § 37, 7), of seizing a prisoner, Mat.26:50, Luk.20:19 21:12, Jhn.7:30, Act.5:18 21:27; with dative (Polyb.), Mrk.14:46 Act.4:3; with inf., Act.12:1; τὴν χ. ἐπ᾽ ἄροτρον, Luk.9:62; ἐπίβλημα ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον, Luk.5:36; ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ, Mat.9:16. ; 2. Intrans., ; (a) to throw oneself or rush upon: τ. κύματα εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.4:37; metaphorically, to put one's mind upon (but see Field, Notes, 41 ff.), ἐπιβαλὼν ἔκλαιεν, when he thought thereon (sc. τ. ῥήματι), he wept (EV, txt.; R, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιβάλλω: ; I. transitive, throw or cast upon, θριξὶ.., ἃς ἐπέβαλλον (i.e. πυρί) [] (Lyric poetry); ἐ. [] throwing on more and more, []; I.2. lay on, [ἡμιόνοις] ἐπέβαλλεν []; Ζεὺς ἐπὶ χεῖρα [] (but τῷ καρπῷ τοῦ νοσοῦντος τὴν χεῖρα, of feeling the pulse, []; impose as a tax tribute, [] (passive); inflict, θνατοῖς ἐ. ἀνάλγητα, λύπην, etc., []; I.3. ἐ. σφρηγῖδα, δακτύλιον, affix a seal, []; σύμβολόν τινι []; I.4. add, contribute, μικρὸν [ἀληθεία] []; νέον [φῶς] [], throw in, mention, τι uncertain …

Where it's used 18 times

Matthew 9:16 · Matthew 26:50 · Mark 4:37 · Mark 11:7 · Mark 14:46 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 9:62 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 20:19 · Luke 21:12 · John 7:30 · John 7:44 · Acts 4:3 · Acts 5:18 · Acts 12:1 · Acts 21:27 · 1 Corinthians 7:35

Source: TBESG G1911; TFLSJ G1911

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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