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G3034 λιθάζω (litházō)
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λιθάζω v. I stone

Strong's Definition

from 3037; to lapidate

KJV Usage: stone

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | καταλιθάζω · λίθινος · λιθοβολέω · λίθος · λιθόστρωτον · χρυσόλιθος

20.79 · Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill · Kill

to stone to death to kill or attempt to kill by means of hurling stones, normally carried out by angry mobs

JHN 10:31 · JHN 10:32 · JHN 10:33 · JHN 11:8 · ACT 5:26 · ACT 14:19 · 2CO 11:25 · HEB 11:37

1 It is possible that καταλιθάζω is somewhat more emphatic than λιθάζω, but it is difficult to determine this from existing contexts.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

λιθάζω ; 1 aor. ἐλίθασα;; 1 aor. pass. ἐλιθάσθην;: (λίθος); to stone; i. 6. a. to overwhelm or bury with stones, (lapidibus cooperio, Cie.) : τινά, of stoning, which was a Jewish mode of punishment, (cf. Win. RWB. s. v. Steinigung; [B. D.s. v. Punishment, III. a. 1]): Jn. x. 3133 (where λιθάζετε and λιθάζομεν are used of the act of beginning ; [cf. W.§ 40,2a.; B. 205 (178) ]); Jn. xi. 8; Heb. xi. 37. b. to pelt one with stones, in order either to wound or to kill him: Acts xiv. 19; pass., Acts v. 26 [ef. W.505 (471); B.242(208)]; 2Co.xi.25. (Aristot., Polyb., Strab.; λιθάζειν ἐν λίθοις, 2 ὃ. xvi. 6.) [Comp. : κατα-λιθάζω.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

λιθάζω lithazō 9x

to stone, pelt or kill with stones, Jn. 8:5; 10:31, 32, 33; 11:8; Acts 5:26; 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

λιθάζω

(< λίθος), [in LXX (seq. ἐν λίθοις): II Ki 16:6, 13 (סקל pi.)*;]

to throw stones (Arist., Polyb., al.).

= λιθοβολέω (LXX, NT), to pelt with stones, to stone: c. acc. pers., Jo 8:[5] 10:31-33 11:8, Ac 14:10; pass., Ac 5:26, II Co 11:25, He 11:37 (v. DB, Art., "Crimes and punishments," and cf. κατα-λιθάζω).†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

λιθάζω (lithazō) — to stone. λῐθ-άζω, (λίθος) fling stones, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. throw like stones, χρυσὸν εἴς τινα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

II. stone, τινα [NT+4th c.BC+]:— passive, uncertain meaning in [Refs]

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