G1544 ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō) — to expel

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1544

to eject (literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: :--bring forth, cast (forth, out), drive (out), expel, leave, pluck (pull, take, thrust) out, put forth (out), send away (forth, out).

Etymology: from and ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

pluperfect, ἐκβεβλήκειν, to cast out, eject by force, Mt. 15:17; Acts 27:38; to expel, force away, Lk. 4:29; Acts 7:58; to refuse, Jn. 6:37; to extract, Mt. 7:4; to reject with contempt, despise, contemn, Lk. 6:22; in NT to send forth, send out, Mt. 9:38; Lk. 10:2; to send away, dismiss, Mt. 9:25; Mk. 1:12; met. to spread abroad, Mt. 12:20; to bring out, produce, Mt. 12:35; 13:52

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 7:4 Matthew 7:5 Matthew 7:22 Matthew 8:12 Matthew 8:16 Matthew 8:31 Matthew 9:25 Matthew 9:33 Matthew 9:34 Matthew 9:38 Matthew 10:1 Matthew 10:8 Matthew 12:20 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 12:26 + 60 more →

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