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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λιθοβολέωG3036to stone
Pronunciationlithoboléō
Capital punishment by crowd violence, emphasizing the violent collective method rather than mere pelting.
Open lexicon entry →ἀποστέλλωG649to send
Pronunciationapostéllō
Open lexicon entry →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".
Full entry for λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους (G3036, G649) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 groups3Aligned forms7TensesPresent, Imperfect, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present ActiveMatt 23:37 · Luke 13:342×
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Imperfect ActiveActs 7:58 · Acts 7:592×
Aorist ActiveMatt 21:351×
Future PassiveHeb 12:201×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveActs 14:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 131 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist89perfect21present16future5
Voice
active114passive17
Mood
indicative98participle24subjunctive5imperative2infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:16ἀποστείλαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:31ἀπόστειλονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 10:16ἀποστέλλωpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 10:40ἀποστείλαντάaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:5ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:10ἀποστέλλωpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:41ἀποστελεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 14:35ἀπέστειλανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 15:24ἀπεστάληνaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 20:2ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:1ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:3ἀποστελεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 21:34ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:36ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:37ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:16ἀποστέλλουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 22:3ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:4ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 23:34ἀποστέλλωpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 23:37ἀπεσταλμένουςperfect passive participleparticipleMatthew 24:31ἀποστελεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 27:19ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 1:2ἀποστέλλωpresent active indicativeongoingMark 3:14ἀποστέλλῃpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 3:31ἀπέστειλανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 4:29ἀποστέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 5:10ἀποστείλῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:17ἀποστείλαςaorist active participleparticipleMark 6:27ἀποστείλαςaorist active participleparticipleMark 6:7ἀποστέλλεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 8:26ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 9:37ἀποστείλαντάaorist active participleparticipleMark 11:1ἀποστέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 11:3ἀποστέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 12:13ἀποστέλλουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 12:2ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:3ἀπέστειλανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:4ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:5ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:6ἀπέστειλενaorist active indicativecompleted+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 Origins
λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους is built from these roots: