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G1685 ἐμβάλλω (embállō)
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Quick Definition

ἐμβάλλω v. I cast in, throw in

Strong's Definition

from 1722 and 906; to throw on, i.e. (figuratively) subject to (eternal punishment)

KJV Usage: cast into

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | aor.inf. ἐμβαλεῖν | βάλλω

85.35 · Existence in Space · Put, Place

to put into, to throw into to put or throw into a place Despite the use of the verb ἐμβάλλω in LUK 12:5, the focus of meaning is not so much upon the act of throwing or hurling but rather upon the act of causing someone to be in a particular place.

LUK 12:5

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἐμ-βάλλω [see ἐν, III. 3]: 2 aor. inf. ἐμβαλεῖν ; to throw in, cast into: eis, Lk. xii.5. [From Hom. down. Comp.: παρ-εμβάλλω.}

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἐμβάλλω emballō 1x

to cast into, Lk. 12:5*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἐμ-βάλλω

[in LXX for שׂוּם, etc. ;]

to cast into: seq. εἰς, Lk 12:5 (cf. MM, Exp., vii, 93).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἐμβάλλω. With the solitary occurrence of this verb in the NT, Lk 125 ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν γέενναν, may be compared P Par 478 (c. B.C. 153) (= Sedecttons, p. 22) ἐνβέβληκαν (sc. οἱ θεοὶ) ὑμᾶς els ὕλην μεγάλην, where apparently ὕλην must be understood metaphorically like Dante’s ‘selva and the Christian letter P Oxy VI. 939! (iv/a.p.) (= Se/ections, p. 129) és τηλικαύτην σε [ἀγωνία]ν ἄκων ἐνέβαλον, “unwittingly I cast you into such distress.’’ For a similar literal usage cf. Michel 2477 (ome ii/B.c.) ἐνέβαλον εἰς τὸ κιβώτιον, ‘cast into the chest.’’ The verb is common with πληγάς, e.g. P Magd 38° (B.c. 221) πληγάς τέ μοι ἐνέβαλον, P Tebt I. 39279 (B.c. 114), etc. In P Tebt I. 377 (B.c. 73) περὶ ὧν ἐὰν ὀμόσωσι ἔργων ἐμβεβλῆσθαι els τὴν γῆν, the editors render ‘‘concerning the works which they swear have been imposed upon their land’’: cf. P Hib I. 615 (c. B.C. 265) τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ σπέρμα[το]ς οὗ ἔφη ἐμβεβληκέν[α]ι εἰς τὸν ΤΤρωταγόρου κ[λ]ῆρον. Another usage of the verb and the corresponding subst. (ἐμβολή), which has come to be almost technical, is in connexion with the ‘‘lading” of a ship, e.g. P Hib I. 549° (c. B.c. 245) ἐμβαλοῦ δὲ αὐτὰ καὶ φυλακίτας, “‘put them (i.e. various provisions) on board with the guards,’’ P Oxy X. 1292% (c. A.D. 30) εὖ [π]οήσεις ἐμβαλόμενός por κενώματα διακ[ό]σια, “please put on board for me two hundred empty jars,” P Giss I. 69" (a.p. 118-9) ἵν[α δι]ὰ σπ[ο]υδῆς ἐμβαλόμενος πᾶσαν τὴν [κρειθὴν ταἸχέως εἰς Καινὴν παρακομίσῃ, and P Oxy I. 62" (iii/a.p.) a letter of a centurion with reference to the embarkation of corn— ἵνα μὴ ἐκ τῆς σῆς ἀμελείας ἐνέδρα περὶ τὴν ἐμβολὴν γένηται, ‘in order that there may be no fraud in the lading through any neglect of yours,” where the editors note that ἐμβολή ‘© was the technical term for the annual contribution of corn supplied to Rome and afterwards to Constantinople ’’ (cf. Wilcken Os¢r i. p. 364f.). See for other exx. of the verb συ. Bikos and 4rchiv v. p. 50 n.*, and for ἔμβλημα apparently = ‘‘embankment ” or ‘‘dam” see P Tebt II. 378?° note and P Ryl II. 133! note. oscura,’”’

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἐμβάλλω (emballō) — to throw in. ἐμβάλλω, future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα: aorist 2 ἐνέβᾰλον (passive is mostly supplied by ἐμπίπτω):— throw in, τινὰ πόντῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μιν.. χερσὶν᾽ Ἀχιλλῆος θεὸς ἔμβαλεν let him fall into Achilles' hands,[Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. of things, ἵπποις χαλινοὺς ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. μοχλόν (i.e. εἰς τὴν θύραν) [Refs]; ἐ. σῖτον (i.e. εἰς τὴν φάτνην) [Refs]; τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις ἐ. throw food to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; simply, lay or put in, [ἱμάντα] οἱ ἔμβαλε χερσίν put it into his hands, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐνέβαλον τῶν χρημάτων [εἰς τὸ κανοῦν] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; hand in, submit a petition, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν χεῖρά τινι slide one's hand into another's, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔμβαλλε χεῖρα δεξιάν as a pledge of good faith, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔμβαλλε χειρὸς πίστιν, to which Neoptolemus answers—ἐμβάλλω μενεῖν I give my pledge to remain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. frequently of the mind, ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἵμερον, μένος τινί, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. νεῖκός τισι to throw in strife between them, [Refs]; τισὶ λύσσαν ἐρισμοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+] to give one advice on a thing, [Refs] (nisi addendum [βουλήν])); ἐ. πρᾶγμα εἰς γέλωτα καὶ λοιδορίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]

4. throw upon or against, νηῒ κεραυνόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so ἐμβαλέτω ἰσχυρότατα (i.e. πληγάς) let him lay on.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἕλκεα to inflict them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. πῦρ set fire to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ῥήγεα lay on blankets, [Refs 8th c.BC+] strike fear into him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φροντίδας variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; impose, ἔργα εἰς τὴν γῆν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of a fine, [Refs]

5. ἐ. ὦμον put one's shoulder to the work, in archery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

6. put into its place, to set a broken or dislocated limb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

7. in Medicine texts, put in, ἀμυχάς, διαίρεσιν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

8. graft a tree, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but simply, plant, τὰ φυτά [Refs]

9. ἐ. τινί (i.e. μάρμαρον) to throw at another, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

10. insert a word or a letter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

11. ἐ. οἰκίαν τινί bring it down upon him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

12. τάφρον ἐ. make a trench, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

13. pay, contribute, ἀργύριον [Refs]; τροφάν [Refs]

14. denounce an offender, ἐς τὰν βωλάν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

15. intercalate a month, [Refs]

II. intransitive (i.e. στρατόν), make an inroad or invasion, variant for{ἐσβ}. in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, attack, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. b generally, burst, rush in, ἐμβάλλειν εἰς τὴν ἀγοράν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; embark upon, ἐμβάλωμεν εἰς ἄλλον λόγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. strike a ship with the ram (ἔμβολος [Refs], charge or ram it, νηΐ [Refs 5th c.BC+].; ἐ. ταῖς λοιπαῖς (i.e. ναυσί) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξυνετύγχανε.. διὰ τὴν στενοχωρίαν τὰ μὲν ἄλλοις ἐμβεβληκέναι τὰ δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐμβεβλῆσθαι on one side had charged others, on the other had been charged themselves, [Refs]

II.2. b of water, ἐ. τοῖς ὄρεσι to dash against them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. κώπῃς ἐ. (i.e. χεῖρας) lay oneself to the oars, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. alone, pull hard, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.4. of a river, empty itself, εἰς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. middle, throw in what is one's own, ὅρκον εἰς τὸν ἐχῖνον [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, draw lots, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

III.2. metaphorically, μή μοι φύξιν ἐμβάλλεο θυμῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μῆτιν ἐ. θ[Refs 4th c.BC+] (later in active, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III.3. with genitive, ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων fall upon the hare's flesh, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III.4. put on board ship, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

III.5. set to work upon, τῇ γεωργίᾳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

IV. passive, to be dashed against: of ships, charge (see.[Refs 5th c.BC+]

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