lithoboleō · stone

What it means

lithoboleō (λιθοβολέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “stone”.

Someone, kill or attack by throwing stones.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Kill or attack by hurling rocks.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• stones ×2
• they were stoning ×2
• it will be stoned ×1
• stone ×1
• they stoned ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×1
• Acts×3
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 21:35

  And the tenant farmers took his slaves and one they beat, another they killed, another they stoned.

• Matthew 23:37

  Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing!

• Luke 13:34

  Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing!

• Acts 7:58

  And throwing him out of the city, they were stoning him. And the witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man called Saul.

• Acts 7:59

  And they were stoning Stephen as he was calling on the Lord and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

• Acts 14:5

  And when there was an attempt by both the nations and the Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

• Hebrews 12:20

  for they could not bear what was commanded: If even an animal touches the mountain, it will be stoned.