To stone
λιθοβολέωStrong’s G3036lithoboleō
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lithoboleō is the Greek word usually translated “stoning”, “were stoning” and “stoned”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.”
Meaning
Usually translated “stoning”, “were stoning” and “stoned”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stoning 3
- they were stoning 2
- they stoned 1
- to be stoned 1
- to stone 1
- it will be stoned 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Hebrews 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
- Mark 12:4And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
- Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
- John 8:5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
- Acts 7:58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
- Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Greek dictionary
λιθοβολέω lithoboleō · to stone
λιθο-βολέω, -ῶ (λίθος, βάλλω), [in LXX for סָקַל, רָגַם, Exo.19:13, Lev.20:2, al. ;] to pelt with stones, to kill by stoning, to stone (cf. λιθάζω): with accusative of person(s), Mat.21:35 23:37, Luk.13:34 Act.7:58-59 14:5; pass., Heb.12:20 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “stone” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STONE, noun
[Gr.]
- A concretion of some species of earth, as lime, silex, clay and the like, usually in combination with some species of air or gas, with sulphur or with a metallic substance; a hard compact body, of any form and size.
- A gem; a precious stone
- Any thing made of stone; a mirror.
- A calculous concretion in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.
All definitions and other forms of “stone”
- A testicle.
- The nut of a drupe or stone fruit; or the hard covering inclosing the kernel, and itself inclosed by the pulpy pericarp.
- In Great Britain, the weight of fourteen pounds. [8, 12, 14, or 16.] [Not used in the United States, except in reference to the riders of horses in races.]
- A monument erected to preserve the memory of the dead.
- It is used to express torpidness and insensibility; as a heart of stone
- stone is prefixed to some words to qualify their signification.
STONE, adjective
Made of stone or like stone; as a stone jug.
STONE, verb transitive
- To pelt, beat or kill with stones.“And they stoned Stephen calling on God and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit” Acts 7:59
- To harden.
- To free from stones; as, to stone raisins.
- To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.