verb
apobalamō
Strong’sG577
I throw away from, throw overboard
stem apobal-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
ἀπο-βάλλω,
[in LXX: Is 1:30 (נבל) and elsew. without Heb. equiv.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G577 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βαλῶ, throw off, ἀπὸ δὲ χλαῖναν βάλεRefs 8th c.BC+: with genitive, throw off from, ἀ. ὀμμάτων ὕπνονRefs 5th c.BC+:—middle, throw off from oneself, cast off, δύναμιν βασιλέωςRefs 5th c.BC+
2 throw away, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν πάρος ἀ. reject him, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὰ κέρατα, τὰς ὁπλάς, cast, shed, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδεὶς ἀ. ἑκών jettisons cargo, Refs 4th c.BC+; expose a child, Refs; despise, reject, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἀποβληθεὶς τῆς τυραννίδοςRefs 1st c.AD+
2.b throw away, sell too cheap, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 lose, τὴν τυραννίδαRefs 5th c.BC+; τὰ πατρώια, τὸν στρατόν, τὴν κεφαλήν, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to κτᾶσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ.δόξαν, τέχνην, Refs 5th c.BC+:—in middle, ἀγαθὸν πολίτηνRefs
3.b Grammars, drop a letter, etc., Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 degrade, Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apobalaveiaἀποβάλητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | throw away | 1× |
| apobaleneiaἀποβαλώμεθα | happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural | let us put away | 1× |
| apobalarantosἀποβαλὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | threw 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalamō | apobalame | apobalami | apobalama | apobalamē | apobalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalasō | apobalase | apobalasi | apobalasa | apobalasē | apobalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalatō | apobalate | apobalati | apobalata | apobalatē | apobalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apobalanō | apobalane | apobalani | apobalana | apobalanē | apobalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalavō | apobalave | apobalavi | apobalava | apobalavē | apobalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalalō | apobalale | apobalali | apobalala | apobalalē | apobalalelē |
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 | apobalomō | apobalome | apobalomē | apobalomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalosō | apobalose | apobalosē | apobaloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalotō | apobalote | apobalotē | apobalotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apobalonō | apobalone | apobalonē | apobalonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalovō | apobalove | apobalovē | apobalovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalolō | apobalole | apobalolē | apobalolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalemi | apobalema |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalesi | apobalesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobaleti | apobaleta |
| we 1st person plural | apobaleni | apobalena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalevi | apobaleva |
| they 3rd person plural | apobaleli | apobalela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalameiō | apobalameia | apobalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalaseiō | apobalaseia | apobalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalateiō | apobalateia | apobalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apobalaneiō | apobalaneia | apobalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalaveiō | apobalaveia1×ἀποβάλητε | apobalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalaleiō | apobalaleia | apobalaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalomeiō | apobalomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apobaloseiō | apobaloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobaloteiō | apobaloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apobaloneiō | apobaloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobaloveiō | apobaloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apobaloleiō | apobaloleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apobaleseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobaleteia |
| we 1st person plural | apobaleneia1×ἀποβαλώμεθα |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobaleveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apobaleleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apobalasōr | apobalasar | apobalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalatōr | apobalatar | apobalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalavōr | apobalavar | apobalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalalōr | apobalalar | apobalalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apobalosōr | apobalosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalotōr | apobalotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalovōr | apobalovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalolōr | apobalolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apobalesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobaletar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalamoiō | apobalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalasoiō | apobalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalatoiō | apobalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apobalanoiō | apobalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalavoiō | apobalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apobalaloiō | apobalaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobalotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apobalonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apobaloloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apobalemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apobalesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apobaletoia |
| we 1st person plural | apobalenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apobalevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apobaleloia |
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 | apobalarō | apobalari | apobalara | apobalarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apobalorō | apobalorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apobaleri | apobalera |
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 | apobalarōntos | apobalarintos | apobalarantos1×ἀποβαλὼν | apobalarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apobalorōntos | apobalorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apobalerintos | apobalerantos |
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
apobal 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
apobalaveia“throw away”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Hebrews 10:35mē apobalaveia oun tan parrēsian vu, hotinas echatō …So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great …
apobaleneia“let us put away”happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Romans 13:12“let us put away”… nuktas prokoptata, tas de hēmeras engizatē. apobaleneia oun teim ergeim teu skoteu, endueneia …The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor …
apobalarantos“threw off”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 10:50“threw off”tos de apobalarantos tem himatiem autou anapēdarantos erchata pros …Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.