Lexical Summary lithoboleō: to pelt with stones, to stone Original Word: λιθοβολέωTransliteration: lithoboleō Phonetic Spelling: (lith-ob-ol-eh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to pelt with stones, to stone Meaning: to pelt with stones, to stone Strong's Concordance stone, cast stones. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate -- stone, cast stones. see GREEK lithos see GREEK ballo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3036: λιθοβολέωλιθοβολέω, λιθοβόλω; imperfect 3 person plural ἐλιθοβόλουν; 1 aorist ἐλιθοβόλησα; passive, present λιθοβολοῦμαι; 1 future λιθοβοληθήσομαι; (λιθοβόλος, and this from λίθος and βάλλω (cf. Winers Grammar, 102 (96); 25, 26)); the Sept. for סָקַל and רָגַם; equivalent to λιθάζω (which see), to stone; i. e. a. to kill by stoning, to stone (of a species of punishment, see λιθάζω): τινα, Matthew 21:35; Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; Acts 7:58f; passive, John 8:5; Hebrews 12:20. b. to pelt with stones: τινα, Mark 12:4 (Rec.); Acts 14:5. ((Diodorus 17, 41, 8); Plutarch, mor., p. 1011 e.) |
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