verb
embalamō
Strong’sG1685
I cast in, throw in
stem embal-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.
ἐμ-βάλλω
[in LXX for שׂוּם, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1685 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα: aorist 2 ἐνέβᾰλον (passive is mostly supplied by ἐμπίπτω):— throw in, τινὰ πόντῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; μιν.. χερσὶν᾽ Ἀχιλλῆος θεὸς ἔμβαλεν let him fall into Achilles' hands,Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of things, ἵπποις χαλινοὺς ἐ. Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐ. μοχλόν (i.e. εἰς τὴν θύραν) Refs; ἐ. σῖτον (i.e. εἰς τὴν φάτνην) Refs; τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις ἐ. throw food to.., Refs 4th c.BC+; simply, lay or put in, [ἱμάντα] οἱ ἔμβαλε χερσίν put it into his hands, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐνέβαλον τῶν χρημάτων [εἰς τὸ κανοῦν] Refs 4th c.BC+; hand in, submit a petition, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἐ. τὴν χεῖρά τινι slide one's hand into another's, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔμβαλλε χεῖρα δεξιάν as a pledge of good faith, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔμβαλλε χειρὸς πίστιν, to which Neoptolemus answers—ἐμβάλλω μενεῖν I give my pledge to remain, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 frequently of the mind, ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἐ. Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐ. ἵμερον, μένος τινί, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐ. νεῖκός τισι to throw in strife between them, Refs; τισὶ λύσσαν ἐρισμοῦRefs 5th c.BC+ to give one advice on a thing, Refs (nisi addendum [βουλήν])); ἐ. πρᾶγμα εἰς γέλωτα καὶ λοιδορίαν Refs 4th c.BC+
4 throw upon or against, νηῒ κεραυνόν Refs 8th c.BC+; so ἐμβαλέτω ἰσχυρότατα (i.e. πληγάς) let him lay on.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἕλκεα to inflict them, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. πῦρ set fire to.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ῥήγεα lay on blankets, Refs 8th c.BC+ strike fear into him, Refs 5th c.BC+; φροντίδας variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; impose, ἔργα εἰς τὴν γῆν Refs 1st c.BC+; of a fine, Refs
5 ἐ. ὦμον put one's shoulder to the work, in archery, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 put into its place, to set a broken or dislocated limb, Refs 4th c.BC+
7 in Medicine texts, put in, ἀμυχάς, διαίρεσιν, Refs 2nd c.AD+
8 graft a tree, Refs 4th c.BC+; but simply, plant, τὰ φυτά Refs
9 ἐ. τινί (i.e. μάρμαρον) to throw at another, Refs 8th c.BC+
10 insert a word or a letter, Refs 5th c.BC+
11 ἐ. οἰκίαν τινί bring it down upon him, Refs 5th c.BC+
12 τάφρον ἐ. make a trench, Refs 1st c.AD+
13 pay, contribute, ἀργύριον Refs; τροφάν Refs
14 denounce an offender, ἐς τὰν βωλάν Refs 3rd c.BC+
15 intercalate a month, Refs
II intransitive (i.e. στρατόν), make an inroad or invasion, variant for{ἐσβ}. in Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, attack, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b generally, burst, rush in, ἐμβάλλειν εἰς τὴν ἀγοράν Refs 4th c.BC+; embark upon, ἐμβάλωμεν εἰς ἄλλον λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 strike a ship with the ram (ἔμβολος Refs, charge or ram it, νηΐ Refs 5th c.BC+.; ἐ. ταῖς λοιπαῖς (i.e. ναυσί) Refs 5th c.BC+; ξυνετύγχανε.. διὰ τὴν στενοχωρίαν τὰ μὲν ἄλλοις ἐμβεβληκέναι τὰ δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐμβεβλῆσθαι on one side had charged others, on the other had been charged themselves, Refs
II.2.b of water, ἐ. τοῖς ὄρεσι to dash against them, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 κώπῃς ἐ. (i.e. χεῖρας) lay oneself to the oars, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐ. alone, pull hard, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 of a river, empty itself, εἰς.. Refs 5th c.BC+
III middle, throw in what is one's own, ὅρκον εἰς τὸν ἐχῖνον Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, draw lots, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III.2 metaphorically, μή μοι φύξιν ἐμβάλλεο θυμῷ Refs 8th c.BC+; μῆτιν ἐ. θRefs 4th c.BC+ (later in active, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 with genitive, ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων fall upon the hare's flesh, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.4 put on board ship, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III.5 set to work upon, τῇ γεωργίᾳ Refs 3rd c.BC+
IV passive, to be dashed against: of ships, charge (see.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| embalaraἐμβαλεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | cast | 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 | embalamō | embalame | embalami | embalama | embalamē | embalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | embalasō | embalase | embalasi | embalasa | embalasē | embalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embalatō | embalate | embalati | embalata | embalatē | embalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | embalanō | embalane | embalani | embalana | embalanē | embalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embalavō | embalave | embalavi | embalava | embalavē | embalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | embalalō | embalale | embalali | embalala | embalalē | embalalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embalameiō | embalameia | embalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | embalaseiō | embalaseia | embalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embalateiō | embalateia | embalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | embalaneiō | embalaneia | embalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | embalaveiō | embalaveia | embalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | embalaleiō | embalaleia | embalaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | embalasōr | embalasar | embalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embalatōr | embalatar | embalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | embalavōr | embalavar | embalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | embalalōr | embalalar | embalalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | embalamoiō | embalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | embalasoiō | embalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | embalatoiō | embalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | embalanoiō | embalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | embalavoiō | embalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | embalaloiō | embalaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | embalarō | embalari | embalara1×ἐμβαλεῖν | embalarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | embalarōntos | embalarintos | embalarantos | embalarēntos |
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
embal 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
embalara“cast”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 12:5“cast”… ton meta tem apoktenara echarōnton exousian embalara eis tan geennan; nai, legamō vi, …… fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!