verb
amfiballamō
Greekἀμφιβάλλω (amfiballō)
Strong’sG906
I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
stem amfiball-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀμφι-βάλλω (v. supr.),
[in LXX: Hb 1:17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G906 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbal'-lo
to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesarise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| amfiballarōtoinἀμφιβάλλοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | casting a net | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiballamō | amfiballame | amfiballami | amfiballama | amfiballamē | amfiballamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiballasō | amfiballase | amfiballasi | amfiballasa | amfiballasē | amfiballaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiballatō | amfiballate | amfiballati | amfiballata | amfiballatē | amfiballatelē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiballanō | amfiballane | amfiballani | amfiballana | amfiballanē | amfiballanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiballavō | amfiballave | amfiballavi | amfiballava | amfiballavē | amfiballavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiballalō | amfiballale | amfiballali | amfiballala | amfiballalē | amfiballalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiballameiō | amfiballameia | amfiballameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiballaseiō | amfiballaseia | amfiballaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiballateiō | amfiballateia | amfiballateiē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiballaneiō | amfiballaneia | amfiballaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiballaveiō | amfiballaveia | amfiballaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiballaleiō | amfiballaleia | amfiballaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | amfiballasōr | amfiballasar | amfiballasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiballatōr | amfiballatar | amfiballatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiballavōr | amfiballavar | amfiballavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiballalōr | amfiballalar | amfiballalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiballamoiō | amfiballamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiballasoiō | amfiballasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiballatoiō | amfiballatoia |
| we 1st person plural | amfiballanoiō | amfiballanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiballavoiō | amfiballavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiballaloiō | amfiballaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amfiballarō | amfiballari | amfiballara | amfiballarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amfiballarōtos1× | amfiballaritos | amfiballaratos | amfiballarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
amfiball is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
amfiballarōtoin“casting a net”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Mark 1:16“casting a net”Kai paragarōtos para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata Simōnon kai Andreon ton adelfon Simōnou amfiballarōtoin en ta thalassa, ale gar halievois;As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.