Word 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.)