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λιθάζω

To lapidate

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λιθάζω G3034
Pronunciation litházō

What does λιθάζω (litházō) mean in the Bible?

λιθάζω (litházō) is a Greek word meaning "to lapidate". λιθάζω (λίθος), [in LXX (before ἐν λίθοις): 2Ki.

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Meaning

to lapidate
Extended definition

To stone to death as judicial punishment or mob violence, often implying communal execution.

(λίθος), [in LXX (before ἐν λίθοις): 2Ki.16:6 16:13 (סָקַל pi.)* ;]

1to throw stones (Arist., Polyb., al.).
2= λιθοβολέω (LXX, NT), to pelt with stones, to stone: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.8:6 10:31-31 11:8, Act.14:10; pass., Act.5:26, 2Co.11:25, Heb.11:37 (see DB, Art., " Crimes and punish­ments," and cf. κατα-λιθάζω).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active Passive
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active John 10:31 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 5:26 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active John 10:32 · John 10:33 2×
Aorist Passive 2 Cor 11:25 · Heb 11:37 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active John 11:8 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 14:19 1×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 6 present 2
Voice
active 5 passive 3
Mood
indicative 4 subjunctive 2 participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
John 10:31 λιθάσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 10:32 λιθάζετε present active indicative ongoing John 10:33 λιθάζομέν present active indicative ongoing John 11:8 λιθάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 5:26 λιθασθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Acts 14:19 λιθάσαντες aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 11:25 ἐλιθάσθην aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 11:37 ἐλιθάσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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