βάλλω

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 See also 1.5 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₁- (“‘to hit by throwing’”). Cognates are uncertain, but compare Sanskrit उद्गूर्ण (ud-gūrṇa) and Old Irish atbaill.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [bállɔː]

• (Koine): IPA: [bˈallo̞ː]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [βˈallo]

[edit] Verb

present βάλλω, future: βαλῶ, aorist: ἔβαλον, perfect: βέβληκα, perfect m/p: βέβλημαι, aorist passive: ἐβλήθην

1. (transitive) I throw, cast, hurl
2. (transitive) I let fall
3. (transitive) I strike, touch
4. (transitive) I put, place
5. (intransitive) I fall, tumble

[edit] Derived terms

• βαλλιστικός
• βαλλίστρα
• βέλος
• βελόνη
• βλῆμα
• βλητική
• βόλος
• ὀβολός
• ὀβελός
• ὀβελίσκος

[edit] See also

• ῥίπτω

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG

Strong’s concordance number: G906

• J.B. Hofmann, Ετυμολογικόν Λεξικόν της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής (Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Griechischen)