verb
anaballomō
Strong’sG306
I postpone, defer
stem anaball-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀνα-βάλλω,
[in LXX: Ps 78:21 89:38 (עבר), I Ki 28:14, Ps 104:2 (עטה);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G306 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
throw up, χοῦν ἐξ ὀρύγματοςRefs 5th c.BC+; τάφρος ἀναβεβλημένη foss and dyke, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ἀ. τινὰ ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον put on horseback, mount him, Refs; of the horse, ἀ. τὸν ἀναβάτην unseat his rider, Refs
3 ἀ. τὰ ὄμματα cast up one's eyes, so as to show the whites, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 cause to spring up, κρήνηνRefs 1st c.BC+
5 lay bricks, Refs 4th c.BC+
6 lift, remove a tumour, Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 passive, to be lifted up, in prayer, εὔχονται σπλάγχνοισι κακῶς ἀναβαλλομένοισιRefs 6th c.BC+
II put back, put off, μηκέτι νῦν ἀνάβαλλε.. ἄεθλονRefs 8th c.BC+ (the only place in which Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. τινά put off [with excuses], Refs 4th c.BC+; distract one's attention, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, ἀνεβλήθη ἡ ἐκκλησία it was adjourned, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥστε.. εἰς τοὺς παῖδας ἀναβληθήσεσθαι τὰς τιμωρίας will be put off to the time of the sons, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 perfect participle passive ἀναβεβλημένος slow, measured, αὔλημαRefs 1st c.AD+: so in adverb -μένως slowly, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2.b of style, diffuse, τὸ ὕπτιον καὶ ἀ.Refs 2nd c.AD+; λέξις ἀ., opposed to συνεστραμμένη, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III like Refs 5th c.BC+, put on, ἀ. τὸ Κρητικόν (a short cloak) Refs 5th c.BC+
IV run a risk (probably metaphorically from dice), ἐγώ σφε θάψω κἀνὰ κίνδυνον βαλῶRefs 4th c.BC+
B more frequently in middle, strike up, begin to play or sing Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II put off, delay a thing in which oneself is concernedRefs 8th c.BC+; εἰς τὴν ὑστεραίαν ἀναβαλέσθαι [τὴν δίαιταν] to adjourn till the morrow, NT+5th c.BC+: absolutely, defer payment, Refs 5th c.BC+: with future infinitive, ἀ. κυρώσειν ἐς τέταρτον μῆναRefs 5th c.BC+: with aorist infinitive, ἀ. ὑποκρίνασθαιRefs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 throw off oneself on another, refer a thing to him, τὶ ἐπί τιναRefs 2nd c.AD+
B.III throw one's cloak up or back, throw it over the shoulder, so as to let it hang in folds, ἀναβάλλεσθαι χλαῖνανRefs 5th c.BC+; εἴσω τὴν χεῖρα ἔχοντα ἀναβεβλημένον with one's cloak thrown up or back, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.IV = above Refs 4th c.BC+ risk battles, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.V to be wroth, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaballetaἈνεβάλετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | put … off | 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, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaballomō | anaballome | anaballomē | anaballomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaballosō | anaballose | anaballosē | anaballoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballotō | anaballote | anaballotē | anaballotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaballonō | anaballone | anaballonē | anaballonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballovō | anaballove | anaballovē | anaballovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballolō | anaballole | anaballolē | anaballolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaballemi | anaballema |
| you 2nd person singular | anaballesi | anaballesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballeti | anaballeta1×Ἀνεβάλετο |
| we 1st person plural | anaballeni | anaballena |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballevi | anaballeva |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballeli | anaballela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaballomeiō | anaballomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaballoseiō | anaballoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballoteiō | anaballoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaballoneiō | anaballoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballoveiō | anaballoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballoleiō | anaballoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaballemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaballeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballeteia |
| we 1st person plural | anaballeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaballosōr | anaballosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballotōr | anaballotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballovōr | anaballovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballolōr | anaballolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaballesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballevar |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaballomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anaballosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anaballonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaballemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaballesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaballetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaballenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaballevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaballeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaballorō | anaballorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anaballeri | anaballera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaballorōntos | anaballorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anaballerintos | anaballerantos |
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
anaball 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
anaballeta“put … off”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 24:22“put … off”Anaballeta de autoin tos Fēlikos, akribesterem horarēntos …Then Felix, who was well informed about the …