What does λιθοβολέω · ἀποστέλλω mean in the Bible?
λιθοβολέω · ἀποστέλλω is a Greek phrase meaning "stoning those who have been sent".
Greek · G3036, G649
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 phrase meaning "stoning those who have been sent".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3036, G649?
G3036, G649 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. stoning those who have been sent
Source Gloss
stoning those who have been sent
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 131 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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
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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
λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους is built from these roots:
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