ballō · throw, put

What it means

ballō (βάλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “throw, put”.

Throw, cast; also put.

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. To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
2. To place something somewhere.
3. To be laid up ill in bed.

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

Word study

To throw, to cast; also to put, to place, to pour. Abbott-Smith also gives “to lie sick” and “to rush”. Of the same family are ἐκβάλλω, “to drive out” (G1544), and διαβάλλω, “to accuse”, from which comes διάβολος.

• Thrown into the fire: the tree without fruit Matthew 3:10
• Casting the net Matthew 4:18
• The widow puts two coins into the treasury Mark 12:43
• Putting new wine into wineskins; pouring water into a basin Matthew 9:17John 13:5
• “Throw {it} away from you”; “throw yourself down” Matthew 5:29Matthew 4:6
• Casting lots; thrown into the lake of fire John 19:24Revelation 20:10

How we translate it

“Thrown” 34 times, “put” 23, “threw” 13, “throw” 10, “cast” 7, “throw it” 6, “putting” 5, “lying” 4… “Throw” where something is hurled, “put” where it is placed (Mark 12:43; Matthew 9:17), and “cast” for the net and for lots.

How it is translated

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

• thrown ×34
• put ×23
• threw ×13
• throw ×10
• cast ×7
• throw it ×6
• putting ×5
• lying ×4
• casting ×3
• puts ×3
• others ×13

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×34
• Mark×18
• Luke×18
• John×16
• Acts×5
• James×1
• 1 John×1
• Revelation×28

• Matthew 3:10

  And already the ax is laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

• Matthew 4:6

  and says to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will lift you up, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone.’”

• Matthew 4:18

  And walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

• Matthew 5:13

  “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be salted? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown out and trampled by people.

• Matthew 5:25

  Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

• Matthew 5:29

  And if your right eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish and not your whole body be thrown into Gehenna.

• Matthew 5:30

  And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish and not your whole body go off into Gehenna.

• Matthew 6:30

  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

• Matthew 7:6

  “Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, so that they will not trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

• Matthew 7:19

  Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

• Matthew 8:6

  and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, terribly tormented.”

• Matthew 8:14

  And coming into Peter’s house, Jesus saw his mother-in-law lying in bed and sick with a fever.

• Matthew 9:2

  And look, they were bringing to him a paralytic lying on a bed. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Take courage, child; your sins are forgiven.”

• Matthew 9:17

  Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out, and the wineskins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

• Matthew 10:34

  Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

• Matthew 13:42

  and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

• Matthew 13:47

  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet thrown into the sea and gathering fish of every kind;

• Matthew 13:48

  when it was full, they hauled it up onto the shore and sat down and gathered the good ones into containers, but threw the bad ones away.

• Matthew 13:50

  and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

• Matthew 15:26

  But he answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

• Matthew 17:27

  But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

• Matthew 18:8

  And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life maimed or lame than having two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

• Matthew 18:9

  And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.

• Matthew 18:30

  But he was not willing, but went and threw him into prison until he should repay what was owed.

• Matthew 21:21

  And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

• Matthew 25:27

  Then you ought to have put my money with the bankers, and when I came I would have received back what is mine with interest.

• Matthew 26:12

  For in pouring this perfume on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.

• Matthew 27:6

  But the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”

• Matthew 27:35

  And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots,

• Mark 2:22

  And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins; but new wine into new wineskins.”

• Mark 4:26

  And he was saying, “The kingdom of God is like this: as if a man should scatter the seed on the ground,

• Mark 7:27

  And he was saying to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

• Mark 7:30

  And going away to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone out.

• Mark 7:33

  And taking him aside from the crowd he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue;

• Mark 9:22

  and often it has thrown him both into fire and into water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us!”

• Mark 9:42

  And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be far better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

• Mark 9:45

  And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life lame than having the two feet to be thrown into Gehenna.

• Mark 9:47

  And if your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna,

• Mark 11:23

  Truly I tell you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening, it will be done for him.

• Mark 12:41

  And sitting down opposite the treasury, he was watching how the crowd puts copper coins into the treasury. And many rich people were putting in much.

And 81 more times.