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λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους

To stone · to send

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λιθοβολέω G3036 to stone
Pronunciation lithoboléō
Capital punishment by crowd violence, emphasizing the violent collective method rather than mere pelting.
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ἀποστέλλω G649 to send
Pronunciation apostéllō
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What does λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους (lithobolousa tous apestalmenous) mean in the Bible?

λιθοβολέω · ἀποστέλλω is a Greek word meaning "stoning those who have been sent".

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Meaning

stoning those who have been sent
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Imperfect Aorist Future
Voices
Active Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Matt 23:37 · Luke 13:34 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Imperfect Active Acts 7:58 · Acts 7:59 2×
Aorist Active Matt 21:35 1×
Future Passive Heb 12:20 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Acts 14:5 1×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 131 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 68 ongoing 13 prospective 5 resultant 12 imperative 2 subjunctive 5 infinitive 2 participle 24
Tense
aorist 89 perfect 21 present 16 future 5
Voice
active 114 passive 17
Mood
indicative 98 participle 24 subjunctive 5 imperative 2 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:16 ἀποστείλας aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:31 ἀπόστειλον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 10:16 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 10:40 ἀποστείλαντά aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:5 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:10 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:41 ἀποστελεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 14:35 ἀπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:24 ἀπεστάλην aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 20:2 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:1 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:3 ἀποστελεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:34 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:36 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:37 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:16 ἀποστέλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:3 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:4 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:34 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:37 ἀπεσταλμένους perfect passive participle participle Matthew 24:31 ἀποστελεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 27:19 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:2 ἀποστέλλω present active indicative ongoing Mark 3:14 ἀποστέλλῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 3:31 ἀπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:29 ἀποστέλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 5:10 ἀποστείλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:17 ἀποστείλας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:27 ἀποστείλας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:7 ἀποστέλλειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:26 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:37 ἀποστείλαντά aorist active participle participle Mark 11:1 ἀποστέλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 11:3 ἀποστέλλει present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:13 ἀποστέλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:2 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:3 ἀπέστειλαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:4 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:5 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:6 ἀπέστειλεν aorist active indicative completed +91 more occurrences

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 10 — God Opens the Gospel Door to the Gentiles Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 4 — The Spirit-Anointed Son Tested, Rejected, and Proclaiming the Kingdom Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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