verb

epiballamō

Greekἐπιβάλλω (epiballō)

Strong’sG1911

I throw upon, lay, strike upon

stem epiball-18 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books10 forms occur

Translated as

laid5×laid … on3×puts3×lay2×breaking1×broke down1×falls1×put1×threw … on1×

What it means

ἐπι-βάλλω

[in LXX for שָׁלַח, שִׁית, etc.;]

1. trans., to cast, lay or put upon: c. acc et dat., Mk 11:7, I Co 7:35; c. acc, seq. ἐπί c. acc, Re 18:19, WH, mg.; τ. Χεῖρα (-ας) ἐπί (B1., § 37, 7), of seizing a prisoner, Mt 26:50, Lk 20:19 21:12, Jo 7:30, Ac 5:18 21:27; c. dat. (Polyb.), Mk 14:46 Ac 4:3; c. inf., Ac 12:1; τὴν χ. ἐπ’ ἄροτρον, Lk 9:62; ἐπίβλημα ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον, Lk 5:36; ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ, Mt 9:16.

2. Intrans.,

(a) to throw oneself or rush upon: τ. κύματα εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mk 4:37; metaph., to put one's mind upon (but v. Field, Notes, 41 ff.), ἐπιβαλὼν ἔκλαιεν, when he thought thereon (sc. τ. ῥήματι), he wept (EV, txt.; R, mg., he began to weep; cf. M, Pr., 131): Mk 14:72 (v. also Swete, in l);

(b) to fall to one's share: τὸ ἐπιβάλλον (sc. dat.; Hdt., a1., a technical formula freq. in π.; Deiss., BS, 230, LAE, 152), Lk 15:12.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1911 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-bal'-lo

to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to

Fromfrom G1909 and G906;

King Jamesbeat into, cast (up-)on, fall, lay (on), put (unto), stretch forth, think on.

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
epiballatōἐπιβάλλει	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	puts	2×
epiballalōἐπιβάλλουσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	threw … on	1×
epiballateἐπέβαλλεν	was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	breaking	1×
epiballaliἐπιβαλοῦσιν	will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural	lay	1×
epiballataἐπέβαλεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	laid	3×
epiballalaἐπέβαλον	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	laid	5×
epiballameiaἐπιβάλω	happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular	put	1×
epiballaraἐπιβαλεῖν	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	lay	1×
epiballarōtemἐπιβάλλον	happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter	falls	1×
epiballaratosἐπιβαλὼν	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	puts	2×

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, 13 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epiballamō	epiballame	epiballami	epiballama	epiballamē	epiballamelē
you 2nd person singular	epiballasō	epiballase	epiballasi	epiballasa	epiballasē	epiballaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epiballatō2×ἐπιβάλλει	epiballate1×ἐπέβαλλεν	epiballati	epiballata3×ἐπέβαλεν	epiballatē	epiballatelē
we 1st person plural	epiballanō	epiballane	epiballani	epiballana	epiballanē	epiballanelē
ye 2nd person plural	epiballavō	epiballave	epiballavi	epiballava	epiballavē	epiballavelē
they 3rd person plural	epiballalō1×ἐπιβάλλουσιν	epiballale	epiballali1×ἐπιβαλοῦσιν	epiballala5×ἐπέβαλον	epiballalē	epiballalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epiballameiō	epiballameia1×ἐπιβάλω	epiballameiē
you 2nd person singular	epiballaseiō	epiballaseia	epiballaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epiballateiō	epiballateia	epiballateiē
we 1st person plural	epiballaneiō	epiballaneia	epiballaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	epiballaveiō	epiballaveia	epiballaveiē
they 3rd person plural	epiballaleiō	epiballaleia	epiballaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epiballasōr	epiballasar	epiballasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epiballatōr	epiballatar	epiballatēr
ye 2nd person plural	epiballavōr	epiballavar	epiballavēr
they 3rd person plural	epiballalōr	epiballalar	epiballalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epiballamoiō	epiballamoia
you 2nd person singular	epiballasoiō	epiballasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epiballatoiō	epiballatoia
we 1st person plural	epiballanoiō	epiballanoia
ye 2nd person plural	epiballavoiō	epiballavoia
they 3rd person plural	epiballaloiō	epiballaloia

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	epiballarō	epiballari	epiballara1×ἐπιβαλεῖν	epiballarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epiballarōtos1×	epiballaritos	epiballaratos2×ἐπιβαλὼν	epiballarētos

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

epiballstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epiball 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

18 occurrences, every one of them listed

epiballatō“puts”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 9:16“puts”oudenos de epiballatō epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epi himatie palaie; airatō gar tem plērōmem auteu apo teu himatieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.

Luke 5:36“puts”legate de kai parabolan pros autoin hoti Oudenos epiblēmem apo himatieu kaineu schizaratos epiballatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mēge, kai tem kainem schizati kai te palaie ouk sumfōnati tem epiblēmem tem apo teu kaineu.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

epiballalō“threw … on”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Mark 11:7“threw … on”kai feralō ton pōlon pros ton Iēsun, kai epiballalō auto teim himatieim autoiu, kai kathizata epi auton.Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.

epiballate“breaking”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Mark 4:37“breaking”kai ginetō lailapsas megas anemou, kai teim kumeim epiballate eis tem ploiem, hōste ēdē gemizirō tem ploiem.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

epiballali“lay”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 21:12“lay”Pro de houteiu panteiu epiballali epi vin tain cheirain autoiu kai diōkali, paradōarōtois eis tain sunagōgain kai fulakain, apagirōtoin epi basilevoin kai hēgemōnoin heneken teu onomeu mu;But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

epiballata“laid”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×

John 7:30“laid”zētale oun auton piazara, kai oudenos epiballata epi auton tan cheiran, hoti oupō erchatelē tas hōras autou.So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

John 7:44“laid”tinois de thelale ek autoiu piazara auton, alla oudenos epiballata epi auton tain cheirain.Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

Acts 12:1“laid … on”Kata ekeinon de ton kairon epiballata Hērōdos tos basilevos tain cheirain kakara tinoin toiu apo tau ekklēsau.About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

epiballala“laid”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural5×

Matthew 26:50“laid”tos de Iēsus legata auto; Hetairor, epi hem pareiasō. tote prosercharatois epiballala tain cheirain epi ton Iēsun kai kratala auton.“Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.

Mark 14:46“laid … on”tois de epiballala tain cheirain auto kai kratala auton.Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.

Acts 4:3“laid … on”kai epiballala autoi tain cheirain kai tithela eis tērēsian eis tan aurion, ate gar hesperas ēdē.They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

Acts 5:18“laid”kai epiballala tain cheirain epi toin apostoloin kai tithela autoin en tērēsia dēmosia.and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

Acts 21:27“laid”Hōs de mellale tais hepta hēmerais suntelirō, tois apo tau Asiau Ioudaiois theaseratois auton en te hiere sunchale panton ton ochlon kai epiballala epi auton tain cheirain,When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

epiballameia“put”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:35“put”houtem de pros tem vu autoiu sumforem legamō, ouk hina brochon vi epiballameia, alla pros tem euschēmōnem kai euparedrem to kurio aperispastōs.I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

epiballara“lay”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Luke 20:19“lay”kai zētala tois grammatevois kai tois archierevois epiballara epi auton tain cheirain en auta ta hōra, kai fobila ton laon, gnōskala gar hoti pros autoin legata tan parabolan houtan.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

epiballarōtem“falls”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×

Luke 15:12“falls”kai legata tos neoteros autoiu to patēro; Patēror, dōasar mi tem epiballarōtem merem tau ousiau; tos de diairata autoi ton bion.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

epiballaratos“puts”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Mark 14:72“broke down”kai euthuos ek deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epiballaratos klaiate.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Luke 9:62“puts”legata de tos Iēsus; Oudenos epiballaratos tan cheiran epi arotrem kai bleparōtos eis teim opisō euthetos atō ta basileia tou theou.Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”