What does βαλάντιον (balántion) mean in the Bible?
βαλάντιον (balántion): A money pouch carried by travelers; Jesus instructed disciples to travel without one, symbolizing dependence on God's provision.
Greek · G905
βαλάντιον
A pouch (for money)
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βαλάντιον G905
Pronunciation balántion
What does βαλάντιον (balántion) mean in the Bible?
βαλάντιον (balántion): A money pouch carried by travelers; Jesus instructed disciples to travel without one, symbolizing dependence on God's provision.
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How does the BSB render G905?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include purse (2), [with] purses (1), a purse (1).
Where does βαλάντιον (balántion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4).
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 purse 2× Luke 10:4, Luke 22:35
[with] purses 1× Luke 12:33
a purse 1× Luke 22:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 10:4
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Luke 4
Source forms
βαλλάντιον 2x ballantion Luke 10:4, Luke 22:36
βαλλάντια 1x ballantia Luke 12:33
βαλλαντίου 1x ballantiou Luke 22:35
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 10:4, Luke 22:36
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Luke 12:33
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Luke 22:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A money pouch carried by travelers; Jesus instructed disciples to travel without one, symbolizing dependence on God's provision.
Source Gloss
a pouch (for money)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:4 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βαλάντιον, balantion
a purse, money-bag
Read verse Luke 12:33 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
βαλάντια balantia
a purse, money-bag
Read verse Luke 22:35 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
βαλαντίου balantiou
a purse, money-bag
Read verse Luke 22:36 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βαλάντιον balantion
a purse, money-bag
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.
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Witnesses
Luke 22:35–38 βαλάντιον balántion
Money bag, purse
Word Origins
βαλάντιον is built from this root:
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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