G1000: βολή (bolḗ)

G1000 βολή (bolḗ)

Greek

Quick Definition

βολή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a casting, throw

Strong's Definition

from 906; a throw (as a measure of distance)

KJV Usage: cast

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

βολή (G1000)

noun, f. | -ῆς | βάλλω

15.216 · Linear Movement · Throw, Hurl

a (stone’s) throw, the distance one might throw (derivative of βάλλω[a] ‘to throw,’ 15.215) the distance which one would normally throw some object

LUK 22:41

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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

βολή bolē 1x

a cast, a throw; the distance to which a thing can be thrown, Lk. 22:41*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

βολή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< βάλλω), [in LXX: Ge 21:16 (טחה), II Mac 5:3, III Mac 5:26 * ;]

a throw; λίθου β. (Thuc., v, 65, 2), a stone's throw: Lk 22:41.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

βολή (bolē) — throwing. βολή, ἡ, throw:

1. stroke or wound of a missile (opposed to πληγή, of sword or pike), [Refs 8th c.BC+]shafts of love, [Refs]; βολαῖς.. σφόγγος ὤλεσεν γραφήν by its stroke or touch, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; swing of ἁλτῆρες, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

2. κύβων βολαί throws or casts of dicc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. metaphorically, β. ὀφθαλμῶν quick glances, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

4. β. κεραύνιοι thunder-bolts, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; βολαὶ ἡλίου sun-beams, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρυσοῦ.. βολαῖς with golden rays, of a statue, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; βολαὶ χιόνος radiance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. βολαί, ={ὠδῖνες}, [Refs 6th c.AD+]

6. payment, ἀποδώσω ἐπὶ βολαῖς δυσίν [Refs 6th c.AD+]