Greek · G3036 · unreviewed

λιθοβολέω

To stone

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λιθοβολέω G3036

Pronunciation lithoboléō

What does λιθοβολέω (lithoboléō) mean in the Bible?

λιθοβολέω (lithoboléō) is a Greek word meaning "to stone". λιθο-βολέω, -ῶ (λίθος, βάλλω), [in LXX for סָקַל, רָגַם, Exo.

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Meaning

to stone

Extended definition

Capital punishment by crowd violence, emphasizing the violent collective method rather than mere pelting.

(λίθος, βάλλω), [in LXX for סָקַל, רָגַם, Exo.19:13, Lev.20:2, al. ;] to pelt with stones, to kill by stoning, to stone (cf. λιθάζω): with accusative of person(s), Mat.21:35 23:37, Luk.13:34 Act.7:58-59 14:5; pass., Heb.12:20 (LXX).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses

Present Imperfect Aorist Future

Voices

Active Passive

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×

Present Active Matt 23:37 · Luke 13:34 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Imperfect Active Acts 7:58 · Acts 7:59 2×

Aorist Active Matt 21:35 1×

Future Passive Heb 12:20 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Aorist Active Acts 14:5 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 prospective 1 background 2 infinitive 1 participle 2

Tense

present 3 imperfect 2 future 1 aorist 1

Voice

active 5 passive 2

Mood

indicative 4 participle 2 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 21:35 ἐλιθοβόλησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:37 λιθοβολοῦσα present active participle participle Luke 13:34 λιθοβολοῦσα present active participle participle John 8:5 λιθοβολεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 7:58 ἐλιθοβόλουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 7:59 ἐλιθοβόλουν imperfect active indicative background Hebrews 12:20 λιθοβοληθήσεται future passive indicative prospective

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

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Matthew 21:35 stoned lithoboléō

servants killed by stoning in parable of vineyard tenants

Matthew 23:37 stone lithoboléō

Jesus laments Jerusalem's history of stoning the prophets

Acts 7:58-59 stoned lithoboléō

martyrdom of Stephen by stoning, foundational persecution account

Acts 14:5 stone lithoboléō

threat to stone apostles Paul and Barnabas in Iconium

Hebrews 12:20 stoned lithoboléō

allusion to Exodus law regarding stoning at Mount Sinai

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem

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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