noun · neuter
ballantiem
Greekβαλλάντιον (ballantion)
Strong’sG905
a purse, money-bag
stem ballanti-4 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βαλλάντιον (Rec. βαλά-), -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX: Jb 14:17 (צְרוֹר), Pr 1:14 (כִּיס), To 1:14 8:2, Si 18:33 א2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G905 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbal-an'-tee-on
a pouch (for money)
Fromprobably remotely from G906 (as a depository);
King Jamesbag, purse.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ballantiem | ballantieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ballantieu1×βαλλαντίου | ballantieiu |
| to, for dative | ballantie | ballantiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ballantie 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
ballantieu“money bag”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 22:35“money bag”Kai legata autoi; Hote apostelama vin ater ballantieu kai pērau kai hupodēmeiu, mē tineu husterava? tois de legala; Oudeneu.Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
ballantiem2×
Luke 10:4“money bag”mē bastazavōr ballantiem, mē pēran, mē hupodēmeim, kai mēdenon kata tan hodan aspazeveia.Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
Luke 22:36“money bag”legata de autoi; Alla nun tos echarōtos ballantiem airatar, homoiōs kai pēran, kai tos mē echarōtos pōlatar tem himatiem autou kai agorazatar machairan.“Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
ballantieim1×
Luke 12:33“money bags”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.