βλητέον

bleteon

must be put

from βάλλω; fit to be cast (i.e. applied):--must be put.

G992

Luke 5:38 · Word #7

Lexicon G992

Lemmaβλητέος
Transliterationblētéos
Strong'sG992
In-contextmust be put
Literalmust-be-put

Morphology ADJ.P NOM N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaβλητέος
Strong'sG992

SIBI-P1 G992-01

the to-be-cast (thing)

Morphological NotesGr,NP,,,,NNS — nominative, neuter, singular; verbal adjective used substantively, expressing necessity ("must be cast").
Rendering Rationaleβλητέον is the nominative neuter singular form of the verbal adjective βλητέος, derived from βάλλω ("to cast, throw"). As a verbal adjective of necessity, it expresses what must or ought to be cast. Rendering it "the to-be-cast (thing)" preserves both the root idea of casting and the nominative neuter singular form functioning substantively.

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Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 5:38 βλητέον bleteon must be put