ἐπιβάλλωepibállō
to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to
Greek (New Testament) · G1911
Meanings
1. transitive, to cast, lay or put upon: with acc et dative, Mark 11:7, 1 Corinthians 7:35; with acc, followed by ἐπί with acc, Revelation 18:19, WH, margin; τ. Χεῖρα (-ας) ἐπί (B1., § 37, 7), of seizing a prisoner, Matthew 26:50, Luke 20:19, Luke 21:12, John 7:30, Acts 5:18, Acts 21:27; with dative, Mark 14:46, Acts 4:3; with infinitive, Acts 12:1; τὴν χ. ἐπ’ ἄροτρον, Luke 9:62; ἐπίβλημα ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον, Luke 5:36; ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ, Matthew 9:16.
2. Intrans.
(a) to throw oneself or rush upon: τ. κύματα εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mark 4:37; metaphorically, to put one's mind upon, ἐπιβαλὼν ἔκλαιεν, when he thought thereon (namely τ. ῥήματι), he wept: Mark 14:72
(b) to fall to one's share: τὸ ἐπιβάλλον, Luke 15:12.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- βάλλωbállō · G906to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
- ἐπίβλημαepíblēma · G1915a patch
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
- Matthew 26:50 Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
- Mark 4:37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.
- Mark 11:7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.
- Mark 14:46 Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
- Mark 14:72 And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he broke down and wept.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.