What does δαιμόνιον · ἐκβάλλω mean in the Bible?
δαιμόνιον · ἐκβάλλω is a Greek phrase meaning "cast out demons".
Greek · G1140, G1544
δαιμόνια ἐκβάλλετε
A dæmonic being; by extension a deity · to eject (literally or figuratively)
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δαιμόνιον G1140 a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciation daimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
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ἐκβάλλω G1544 to eject (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ekbállō
Forceful removal or expulsion; in NT chiefly demons or people from sacred spaces through divine authority.
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What does δαιμόνια ἐκβάλλετε (daimonia ekballete) mean in the Bible?
δαιμόνιον · ἐκβάλλω is a Greek phrase meaning "cast out demons".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1140, G1544?
G1140, G1544 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. cast out demons
Source Gloss
cast out demons
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 63 Case pattern Accusative (34) Number pattern Plural (44)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 4:41 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 8:33 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:38 · Luke 10:17 · Jas 2:19 8×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 17:18 · Mark 7:29 · Luke 4:35 · Luke 9:42 · John 10:21 5×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 9:34 · Matt 12:24 · Mark 3:22 · Luke 11:15 · Acts 17:18 · 1 Cor 10:20 · 1 Cor 10:21 · 1 Tim 4:1 · Rev 16:14 · Rev 18:2 11×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:33 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 8:29 · Luke 11:14 4×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 10:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:22 · Matt 9:34 · Matt 10:8 · Matt 12:24 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 12:28 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 1:39 · Mark 3:15 · Mark 3:22 · Mark 6:13 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 16:9 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 9:1 24×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 11:18 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 7:30 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 11:14 · John 7:20 · John 8:48 · John 8:49 · John 8:52 · John 10:20 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 80 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 43 present 32 future 3 imperfect 1 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 73 passive 6 middle 1
Mood
indicative 39 participle 12 subjunctive 11 infinitive 10 imperative 8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:22 ἐξεβάλομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:4 ἐκβάλω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:5 ἔκβαλε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:5 ἐκβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:12 ἐκβληθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 8:16 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:31 ἐκβάλλεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:25 ἐξεβλήθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 9:33 ἐκβληθέντος aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:34 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:38 ἐκβάλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:1 ἐκβάλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 10:8 ἐκβάλλετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 12:20 ἐκβάλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:24 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:26 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:27 ἐκβάλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:27 ἐκβάλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:28 ἐκβάλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:35 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:35 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:52 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 15:17 ἐκβάλλεται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 17:19 ἐκβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 21:12 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:39 ἐξέβαλον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:13 ἐκβάλετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 25:30 ἐκβάλετε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 1:12 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:34 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:39 ἐκβάλλων present active participle participle Mark 1:43 ἐξέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:15 ἐκβάλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 3:22 ἐκβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 3:23 ἐκβάλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:40 ἐκβαλὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 6:13 ἐξέβαλλον imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:26 ἐκβάλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 9:18 ἐκβάλωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 9:28 ἐκβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δαιμόνια ἐκβάλλετε is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain