verb
proballamō
Strong’sG4261
I put forth
stem proball-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
προ-βάλλω,
[in LXX for חוּד, מרק, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4261 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα: Epic dialect aorist 2 προβάλεσκον Refs 8th c.BC+ has only aorist active and middle without augment:—throw or lay before, throw to, Νότος Βορέῃ προβάλεσκε [σχεδίην] φέρεσθαι [same place]; τοὺς μαζοὺς κυσὶ προέβαλε Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνδρὶ δέμας, of a woman, Refs 5th c.BC+
II put forward, π. πρόβλημα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄμφω τὰ δεξιὰ προβεβληκώς, of a horse, Refs 4th c.BC+ (also middle, τὰ ἀριστερὰ προβάλλονται Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, see below Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b in obstetrics, present, active and passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 ἔριδα προβαλόντες putting forth strife, i.e. striving, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.3 put forward as an argument or plea, ἐπεί μοι τὴν θέμιν προὔβαλες Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὸν ὑφ᾽ ἁπάντων προβαλλόμενον λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 middle, put forward, propose for an office, λῃτουργεῖν π. γυμνασίαρχον Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, see below Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 propound a question, task, problem, riddle (compare πρόβλημα IV), Refs 5th c.BC+; αἴνιγμα, γρῖφον, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὰπορίαν Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, προβάλλεται τάδε θεωρῆσαι, περὶ τοῦ κώνου προβεβλημένα ἐστὶ τάδε, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.6 put forth beyond, κάρα.. ὀχημάτων Refs 5th c.BC+
III expose, give up, π. σφέας αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ give themselves up for lost, Refs 5th c.BC+hazard, venture, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV send forth, emit, τράγου ὀσμήν variant (for προσ-) in Refs 1st c.BC+; produce, καρπόν Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, with genitive, to be emitted from, αἱ τῶν θεῶν δυνάμεις προβεβλημέναι τῶν πρώτων Refs 5th c.AD+
V intransitive, stick out, of the tongue, Refs 4th c.BC+
V.2 fall forward, εἰς τὸ μέτωπον Refs 5th c.BC+
B middle with perfect passive (used also in passive sense, see below):— throw or toss before one, οὐλοχύτας προβάλοντο Refs 8th c.BC+: hence, throw away, expose, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 set before or in front, θεμείλιά τε προβάλοντο Refs 8th c.BC+
B.3 set before oneself, propose to oneself, ἔργον Refs 8th c.BC+
B.4 put forward, propose for election, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.5 with dative et infinitive, challenge a person to..,π. μοι [ὀμόσαι] Mitteis Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, of the oath, to be proposed as a challenge, Refs 1st c.AD+
B.II throw beyond, beat in throwing: hence, surpass, excel, with genitive person et dative of things, ἐγὼ δέ κε σεῖο νοήματί γε προβαλοίμην Refs 8th c.BC+
B.III hold before oneself so as to protect, λαιᾷ ἴτυν Refs 7th c.BC+; π. τὰ ὅπλα level arms, opposed to μεταβάλλεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+perfect passive, σάρισαν προβεβλημένος having his pike advanced, with levelled pike, Refs 1st c.BC+; also προβεβλημένοι τοὺς θωρακοφόρους having them to cover one in front, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τάφρον, ποταμόν, of a general, Refs 2nd c.BC+; π. τὰ θηρία πρὸ τῶν κεράτων, λογχοφόρους τῆς δυνάμεως, Refs 2nd c.BC+: absolutely, stand in front, πρὸ ἀμφοῖν προβεβλημένος standing so as to cover both, Refs 5th c.BC+; προαίρεσις τῆς πολιτείας προβεβλημένη a guarded policy, Refs; πρὸς ἅπαντας -βεβλημένος on one's guard against, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, ἱππῆς προβέβληνται πρὸ τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.III.2 metaphorically, put forward, τὴν ἀγαθὴν προβαλλόμενος ἐλπίδα Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.2.b bring forward, cite on one's own part, in defence, τὸν Ὅμηρον π. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ προβαλόμενος one who has brought evidence, Legal cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; cite as an example, ἔθνος οὐδὲν ἔχομεν προβαλέσθαι σοφίης πέρι Refs 5th c.BC+; use as an excuse or pretext, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. σκῆψιν, πρόφασιν, Refs 2nd c.BC+
B.IV in Attic dialect law, accuse a person by προβολή (see. προβολή see), present him as guilty of the offence, προὐβαλόμην ἀδικεῖν τοῦτον περὶ τὴν ἑορτήν Refs 4th c.BC+; τινα alone, Refs; ὁ προβαλλόμενος the prosecutor in a προβολή, Refs:—passive, to be accused or presented, προὐβλήθησαν Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, attack, censure, τὸ ἔθος Refs 1st c.BC+; opposed to ἐπαινεῖν, Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proballaleiaπροβάλωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | put out | 1× |
| proballarantoiuπροβαλόντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | pushed … tothe front | 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 | proballamō | proballame | proballami | proballama | proballamē | proballamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proballasō | proballase | proballasi | proballasa | proballasē | proballaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proballatō | proballate | proballati | proballata | proballatē | proballatelē |
| we 1st person plural | proballanō | proballane | proballani | proballana | proballanē | proballanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proballavō | proballave | proballavi | proballava | proballavē | proballavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proballalō | proballale | proballali | proballala | proballalē | proballalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proballameiō | proballameia | proballameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proballaseiō | proballaseia | proballaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proballateiō | proballateia | proballateiē |
| we 1st person plural | proballaneiō | proballaneia | proballaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proballaveiō | proballaveia | proballaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proballaleiō | proballaleia1×προβάλωσιν | proballaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proballasōr | proballasar | proballasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proballatōr | proballatar | proballatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proballavōr | proballavar | proballavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proballalōr | proballalar | proballalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proballamoiō | proballamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proballasoiō | proballasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proballatoiō | proballatoia |
| we 1st person plural | proballanoiō | proballanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proballavoiō | proballavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proballaloiō | proballaloia |
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 | proballarō | proballari | proballara | proballarē |
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 | proballarōntos | proballarintos | proballarantos1× | proballarēntos |
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
proball 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
proballaleia“put out”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Luke 21:30“put out”hotan proballaleia ēdē, bleparōntois apo heautoiu gnōskavō hoti …… you can see for yourselves and know that summer …
proballarantoiu“pushed … tothe front”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 19:33ek de tou ochlou sumbibazala Alexandron proballarantoiu auton toiu Ioudaioiu, tos de Alexandros …The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and …