βάλλω
Non-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
βάλλω
βαλῶ
ἔβαλον
βέβληκα
βέβλημαι
ἐβλήθην
Structure:
βάλλ
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Etym.: Root BAL
Sense
- (transitive) I throw, cast, hurl
- (transitive) I let fall
- (transitive) I strike, touch
- (transitive) I put, place
- (intransitive) I fall, tumble
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- τοὺσ δὲ τότ’ Αἰήτησ ἔπορεν μετὰ νῆα φέρεσθαι προφρονέωσ, ἐπεὶ οὔ μιν ὀίσσατο πείρατ’ ἀέθλου ἐξανύσειν, εἰ καί περ ἐπὶ ζυγὰ βουσὶ βάλοιτο. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 3 19:43)
- αἶψα δὲ νῆσον καλήν, Ἀνθεμόεσσαν ἐσέδρακον, ἔνθα λίγειαι Σειρῆνεσ σίνοντ’ Ἀχελωίδεσ ἡδείῃσιν θέλγουσαι μολπῇσιν, ὅτισ παρὰ πεῖσμα βάλοιτο. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 4 15:5)
- φημί, εἴ τισ τοῦτον βάλοιτο οἱο͂ν ἄγκυραν πάσησ τῆσ πόλεωσ, πάντα ἔχουσαν τὰ πρόσφορα ἑαυτῇ, σῴζειν ἂν σύμπαντα ἃ βουλόμεθα. (Plato, Laws, book 12 142:3)
Synonyms
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I throw
- σεύω (to throw, hurl)
- ῥίπτω (to cast, forth, hurl)
- ἐκβάλλω (to throw or cast out of)
- ἵ̄ημι (I throw, shoot, hurl)
- ἐπιβάλλω (to throw or cast upon)
- καταχέω (I throw down, cast down, )
- εἰσακοντίζω (to throw or hurl javelins at)
- ἐκβράζω (to throw out, to be cast ashore)
- ἐπιρρίπτω (to cast at, to lay, upon)
- ῥίπτω (to throw, cast, hurl)
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I let fall
- ἐξάπτω (to let, fall from)
- καταχέω ( I let fall)
- ἐπικαταβάλλω (to let fall down at)
- ἀνταφίημι (to let go or let fall in turn)
- σχάζω (to let fall, drop)
- σταλάω (to drop, let fall)
- ἀφῑ́ημι (to let fall from one's grasp)
- ἐξανίημι (to let go)
- ἐκχαλάω (to let go from)
- ἀποχέω (to pour out or off, shed, let fall)
- στάζω (to drop, let fall or shed drop by drop)
- μαδάω ( I fall off)
- συνηβολέω (to fall in with)
- περιπίπτω (to fall in with)
- πίπτω (I fall)
- τάσσω ( I fall in, form up)
- καταρρέω (to fall off)
- ἀποπίπτω (to fall off from, to fall off)
- ἀπορρέω (to fall off)
- ἐκπίπτω (to fall out of)
- ἐκρέω ( I fall off)
- ἐνσκήπτω (to fall in or on)
- ἐπαντιάζω (to fall in with)
- ἀποστάζω (to let fall drop by drop, distil)
- προσστάζω (to drop on, shed over, letting fall)
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I strike
-
I put
- εἰστίθημι (to put into, place in)
- τίθημι (I put, place, set)
- ἐνίστημι (to put, set, place in)
- περιτίθημι (to place round, to put round oneself, put on)
- ἐπιτίθημι (, to lay, put or place upon)
- κατατίθημι (to place, put, lay down)
- ἐπίκειμαι (to be placed in or on)
- προστίθημι (to put to, to put to)
- προσβάλλω (to put in)
- περιάγω (to put off)
- παρωθέω (to put off)
- ἐξαποδύνω (to put off)
- ἐκποιέω (to put out)
- ἐφίημι (to put, to)
-
I fall
Derived
- ἀμφιβάλλω (to throw or put round, to put them on, to put round oneself)
- ἀναβάλλω (to throw or toss up, to put back, put off)
- ἀποβάλλω (to throw off, to throw off from, to throw away)
- διαβάλλω (slander, libel)
- εἰσβάλλω (to throw into, put into, to put on board one's ship)
- ἐκβάλλω (to throw or cast out of, to throw ashore, to cast out of a place)
- ἐμβάλλω (to throw in, put in, to throw)
- ἐνδιαβάλλω (to calumniate in)
- ἐπαναβάλλω (to throw back over, to throw back, defer)
- ἐπεμβάλλω (to put on, to throw down upon, to throw against)
- ἐπιβάλλω (to throw or cast upon, to lay on, to lay on)
- καταβάλλω (to throw down, overthrow, to bring down)
- μεταβάλλω (to throw into a different position, to turn quickly, to throw one's)
- παραβάλλω (to throw beside or by, throw to, to hold out as a bait)
- παρακαταβάλλω (to throw down beside, put, on)
- παρεμβάλλω (to put in beside, insert, interpolate)
- περιβάλλω (to throw round, about, or over)
- προαναβάλλομαι (to say or sing by way of prelude)
- προβάλλω (, to throw or lay before, throw to)
- προδιαβάλλω (to raise prejudices against, beforehand, to have prejudices raised against one)
- προεμβάλλω (to put in or insert before, first striking against, to make the charge)
- προπαραβάλλω (to put beside beforehand, to do so for oneself)
- προσαποβάλλω (to throw away besides)
- προσβάλλω (to strike or dash against, letting, dash against)
- προσδιαβάλλω (to insinuate besides, to slander besides)
- προσεμβάλλω (to throw or put into besides)
- προσπεριβάλλω (to put round besides, to throw or draw round oneself, to be drawn round)
- προυποβάλλω (to put under as a foundation, to be prepared as materials)
- συγκαταβάλλω (to throw down along with)
- συμβάλλω (to throw together, dash together, to unite)
- συνδιαβάλλω (to convey over together, to cross, together)
- συνεισβάλλω (to make an inroad into, together, join in an inroad)
- συνεκβάλλω (to cast out along with, to assist in casting out or expelling)
- συνεμβάλλω (to help in applying, to fall upon also, to join in attacking)
- συνεπιβάλλω (to apply one's mind also, to consider, together)
- ὑπερβάλλω (to throw over or beyond a mark, to overshoot, to force)
- ὑποβάλλω (to throw, put or lay under, to lay under)