λιθοβολέωlithoboléō
to throw stones, i.e. lapidate
Greek (New Testament) · G3036
Meanings
to pelt with stones, to kill by stoning, to stone (cf. λιθάζω): with accusative of person, Matthew 21:35, Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Acts 7:58, Acts 7:59, Acts 14:5; passive, Hebrews 12:20(LXX).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:35 But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
- Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.
- Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.
- Acts 7:58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Acts 7:59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- Acts 14:5 Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.