What does προβάλλω (probállō) mean in the Bible?
προβάλλω (probállō) is a Greek word meaning "to put forth".
Greek · G4261
προβάλλω
To put forth
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προβάλλω G4261
Pronunciation probállō
What does προβάλλω (probállō) mean in the Bible?
προβάλλω (probállō) is a Greek word meaning "to put forth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4261?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pushed (1), they sprout leaves (1).
Where does προβάλλω (probállō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It pushed 1× Acts 19:33
they sprout leaves 1× Luke 21:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 21:30
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
προβαλόντων 1x probalontōn Acts 19:33
προβάλωσιν 1x probalōsin Luke 21:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 19:33
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 21:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to put forth
Source Gloss
to put forth
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 21:30 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
προβάλωσιν probalwsin
I put forth
Read verse Acts 19:33 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
προβαλλόντων proballontwn
I put forth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT 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
προβάλλω 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