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λιθοβολέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λιθοβολέω
Greek transliteration: 
lithoboleō
Simplified transliteration: 
lithoboleo
Principal Parts: 
(ἐλιθοβόλουν), -, ἐλιθοβόλησα, -, -, ἐλιθοβολήθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3036
GK Number: 
3344
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to throw stones
Definition: 
to stone, pelt with stones, in order to kill, Mt. 21:35; 23:37

Greek-English Concordance for λιθοβολέω

Matthew 21:35 But the tenants seized his servants; one they severely beat, another they killed, and still another they stoned (elithobolēsan | ἐλιθοβόλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl).
Matthew 23:37 “Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone (lithobolousa | λιθοβολοῦσα | pres act ptcp voc sg fem) those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones (lithobolousa | λιθοβολοῦσα | pres act ptcp voc sg fem) those who have been sent to it! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you did not want it!
Acts 7:58 When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone (elithoboloun | ἐλιθοβόλουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) him; and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Acts 7:59 They kept stoning (elithoboloun | ἐλιθοβόλουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Acts 14:5 When there was an attempt by both Gentiles and Jews along with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone (lithobolēsai | λιθοβολῆσαι | aor act inf ) them,
Hebrews 12:20 for they could not endure the order that was given: “If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” (lithobolēthēsetai | λιθοβοληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg)