ἐκβάλλω (G1544) — Greek Lexicon

ἐκβάλλω

ekbállō

G1544 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To throw or drive out, to expel. At its core, ἐκβάλλω means to cause something or someone to depart from a place or position, usually through deliberate force or action. It may be used in a concrete, physical sense (e.g., throwing or casting out an object or person), or in a more abstract or metaphorical sense (e.g., banishing, dismissing, excluding, or causing an entity, such as a spirit or idea, to depart). Contextual extensions include casting seed (sowing), sending out laborers, or metaphorically removing obstacles or persons from office.

Semantic Range

to throw out, to drive out, to expel, to cast out, to send out, to dismiss, to banish, to sow (as seed), to cause departure (of objects, persons, spirits or groups)

Root / Etymology

From ἐκ (out of, from) and βάλλω (to throw, to cast). It is a compound verb formed by the preposition ἐκ, denoting exit or removal, prefixed to βαλλω, the common verb for throwing or casting.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The verb ἐκβάλλω has broad usage in both classical and Koine Greek, where the literal sense ('to throw out, expel') is most frequent. In the Septuagint, it typically translates Hebrew roots like גרשׁ (to drive out, expel) or שלח (to send away), often in contexts of expulsion from a land or sending away individuals. In the New Testament, ἐκβάλλω is especially prominent in narratives of expelling impure spirits ('casting out demons') and in parables illustrating removal or displacement (e.g., casting out workers, removing a log from an eye). It is not limited to religious contexts: the term can denote sowing seed (casting out seed), dismissing people from a place, or legal expulsion. English Bible translations vary depending on context, rendering ἐκβάλλω as 'cast out,' 'drive out,' 'expel,' 'send out,' or other phrases. The term's strength depends on context—sometimes a forcible banishment, at other times a purposeful sending forth (as in sending out laborers). In Hellenistic and Koine texts outside the New Testament, ἐκβάλλω retains similar flexibility, but the range in biblical literature is often shaped by Septuagintal and Hebrew backgrounds. Its semantic overlap with verbs like ἀποβάλλω (to throw away, lose) exists, but ἐκβάλλω emphasizes movement from inside to outside, often with focus on the delimiting boundary.

Translation Consistency

primary "cast out" 40 occurrences

Most natural and idiomatic for the range of ekballō in the New Testament: it conveys forced removal in both physical and spiritual senses (throwing/expelling people, spirits, or things) and matches the majority of attested English renderings (e.g., cast, cast out, casting out). It is easily inflected for all forms (casts out, cast out, casting out) and keeps translation consistent across contexts.

Alternatives (39 occurrences):

"casting out" (11x) "he/she/it casts out" (7x) "driven out" (4x) "might drive out" (3x) "drive out" (2x) "send out" (1x) "brings" (1x) "casts out" (1x) "he/she/it brings out" (1x) "expelled" (1x) "drives out" (1x) "sent out" (1x) "driving out" (1x) "might send out" (1x) "having taken out" (1x) "brings out" (1x) "throwing out" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκ and βάλλω; to eject (literally or figuratively):--bring forth, cast (forth, out), drive (out), expel, leave, pluck (pull, take, thrust) out, put forth (out), send away (forth, out).

Root Family

ἐκβάλλω (ekballō) — to throw, to cast, to expel

Root βαλ- to throw, to cast, to expel

Word Forms

29 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G1544-01`	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cast out	Drive out!	Cast out!	10
`G1544-04`	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	casts out	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out	10
`G1544-28`	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they cast	they drove out	they cast out	7
`G1544-05`	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to cast out	to drive out	to cast out	6
`G1544-09`	ἐκβάλλω	ekballo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	cast out	I cast out	I am casting out	5
`G1544-25`	ἐξέβαλεν	exebalen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	drove out	he drove out	he cast out	5
`G1544-02`	ἐκβαλεῖν	ekbalein	`V AOR ACT INF`	to cast out	to cast out	to cast out	4
`G1544-18`	ἐκβάλωσιν	ekbalosin	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P PL`	cast	they might drive out	they might drive out	3
`G1544-14`	ἐκβάλλουσιν	ekballousin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	are they thrusting	they are driving out	they are casting out	3
`G1544-16`	ἐκβαλὼν	ekbalon	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having put out	having cast out	having cast out	3
`G1544-15`	ἐκβάλω	ekbalo	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	me cast out	I may cast out	I may cast out	3
`G1544-13`	ἐκβάλλοντα	ekballonta	`V PRS ACT PTCP ACC M SG`	casting out	expelling	casting out	2
`G1544-17`	ἐκβαλόντες	ekbalontes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	having cast	having cast out	having cast out	2
`G1544-03`	ἐκβάλετε	ekbalete	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	cast	Cast out!	Cast out (plural)!	2
`G1544-12`	ἐκβάλλων	ekballon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	casting out	casting out	casting out	2
`G1544-22`	ἐκβληθέντος	ekblethentos	`V AOR PASS PTCP GEN N SG`	had been cast out	having been cast out	having been cast out	1
`G1544-27`	ἐξεβάλομεν	exebalomen	`V AOR ACT IND 1P PL`	cast out	we cast out	we cast out	1
`G1544-29`	ἐξεβλήθη	exeblethe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	had been put out	was driven out	was driven out	1
`G1544-20`	ἐκβαλοῦσιν	ekbalousin	`V FUT ACT IND 3P PL`	they will cast out	they will drive out	they will drive out	1
`G1544-06`	ἐκβάλλεις	ekballeis	`V PRS ACT IND 2P SG`	you cast out	you drive out	you drive out	1
`G1544-19`	ἐκβαλοῦσα	ekbalousa	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM F SG`	having sent out	having cast out	having cast out	1
`G1544-07`	ἐκβάλλεται	ekballetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is cast out	is being driven out	is expelled	1
`G1544-11`	ἐκβαλλομένους	ekballomenous	`V PRS PASS PTCP ACC M PL`	being cast out	being driven out	being driven out	1
`G1544-26`	ἐξέβαλλον	exeballon	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL`	they-were-casting-out	they were driving out	they were driving out	1
`G1544-10`	ἐκβαλλόμενοι	ekballomenoi	`V PRS MID PTCP NOM M PL`	throwing out	those driving out	throwing out	1
`G1544-23`	ἐκβληθήσεται	ekblethesetai	`V FUT PASS IND 3P SG`	will be cast out	will be driven out	will be driven out	1
`G1544-24`	ἐκβληθήσονται	ekblethesontai	`V FUT PASS IND 3P PL`	shall be cast out	they will be cast out	they will be cast out	1
`G1544-21`	ἐκβεβλήκει	ekbeblekei	`V PLPF ACT IND 3P SG`	He had cast out	he had driven out	he had driven out	1
`G1544-08`	ἐκβάλλετε	ekballete	`V PRS ACT IMP 2P PL`	cast out	be casting out	cast out	1

Occurrences in Scripture

81 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G1544-15`	Matthew 7:4	ἐκβάλω	ekbalo	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	me cast out	I may cast out	I may cast out
`G1544-01`	Matthew 7:5	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cast out	Drive out!	Cast out!
`G1544-02`	Matthew 7:5	ἐκβαλεῖν	ekbalein	`V AOR ACT INF`	to cast out	to cast out	to cast out
`G1544-27`	Matthew 7:22	ἐξεβάλομεν	exebalomen	`V AOR ACT IND 1P PL`	cast out	we cast out	we cast out
`G1544-24`	Matthew 8:12	ἐκβληθήσονται	ekblethesontai	`V FUT PASS IND 3P PL`	shall be cast out	they will be cast out	they will be cast out
`G1544-25`	Matthew 8:16	ἐξέβαλεν	exebalen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	He cast out	he drove out	he cast out
`G1544-06`	Matthew 8:31	ἐκβάλλεις	ekballeis	`V PRS ACT IND 2P SG`	you cast out	you drive out	you drive out
`G1544-29`	Matthew 9:25	ἐξεβλήθη	exeblethe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	had been put out	was driven out	was driven out
`G1544-22`	Matthew 9:33	ἐκβληθέντος	ekblethentos	`V AOR PASS PTCP GEN N SG`	had been cast out	having been cast out	having been cast out
`G1544-04`	Matthew 9:34	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	he casts out	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-01`	Matthew 9:38	ἐκβάλῃ	ekbale	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	he send out	Drive out!	he may send out
`G1544-05`	Matthew 10:1	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to cast out	to drive out	to cast out
`G1544-08`	Matthew 10:8	ἐκβάλλετε	ekballete	`V PRS ACT IMP 2P PL`	cast out	be casting out	cast out
`G1544-01`	Matthew 12:20	ἐκβάλῃ	ekbale	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	brings	Drive out!	he brings forth
`G1544-04`	Matthew 12:24	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	casts out	he/she/it drives out	casts out
`G1544-04`	Matthew 12:26	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	casts out	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-09`	Matthew 12:27	ἐκβάλλω	ekballo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	cast out	I cast out	I am casting out
`G1544-14`	Matthew 12:27	ἐκβάλλουσιν	ekballousin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	do cast out	they are driving out	they are casting out
`G1544-09`	Matthew 12:28	ἐκβάλλω	ekballo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	cast out	I cast out	I am casting out
`G1544-04`	Matthew 12:35	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	brings	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-04`	Matthew 12:35	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei-2	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	brings	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-04`	Matthew 13:52	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	brings out	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it brings out
`G1544-07`	Matthew 15:17	ἐκβάλλεται	ekballetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is cast out	is being driven out	is expelled
`G1544-02`	Matthew 17:19	ἐκβαλεῖν	ekbalein	`V AOR ACT INF`	drive out	to cast out	to cast out
`G1544-25`	Matthew 21:12	ἐξέβαλεν	exebalen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	drove out	he drove out	he cast out
`G1544-28`	Matthew 21:39	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	threw	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-03`	Matthew 22:13	ἐκβάλετε	ekbalete	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	cast	Cast out!	Cast out (plural)!
`G1544-03`	Matthew 25:30	ἐκβάλετε	ekbalete	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	cast out	Cast out!	Cast out (plural)!
`G1544-04`	Mark 1:12	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	drives	he/she/it drives out	drives out
`G1544-25`	Mark 1:34	ἐξέβαλεν	exebalen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	he cast out	he drove out	he cast out
`G1544-12`	Mark 1:39	ἐκβάλλων	ekballon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	casting out	casting out	casting out
`G1544-25`	Mark 1:43	ἐξέβαλεν	exebalen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	sent away	he drove out	he sent out
`G1544-05`	Mark 3:15	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to cast out	to drive out	to cast out
`G1544-04`	Mark 3:22	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	he casts out	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-05`	Mark 3:23	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	cast out	to drive out	to cast out
`G1544-16`	Mark 5:40	ἐκβαλὼν	ekbalon	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having put out	having cast out	having cast out
`G1544-26`	Mark 6:13	ἐξέβαλλον	exeballon	`V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL`	they-were-casting-out	they were driving out	they were driving out
`G1544-01`	Mark 7:26	ἐκβάλῃ	ekbale	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	cast out	Drive out!	Cast out!
`G1544-18`	Mark 9:18	ἐκβάλωσιν	ekbalosin	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P PL`	they might cast out	they might drive out	they might drive out
`G1544-02`	Mark 9:28	ἐκβαλεῖν	ekbalein	`V AOR ACT INF`	cast	to cast out	to cast out
`G1544-13`	Mark 9:38	ἐκβάλλοντα	ekballonta	`V PRS ACT PTCP ACC M SG`	casting out	expelling	casting out
`G1544-01`	Mark 9:47	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	pluck	Drive out!	Cast out!
`G1544-05`	Mark 11:15	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to cast out	to drive out	to cast out
`G1544-28`	Mark 12:8	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they cast	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-21`	Mark 16:9	ἐκβεβλήκει	ekbeblekei	`V PLPF ACT IND 3P SG`	He had cast out	he had driven out	he had driven out
`G1544-20`	Mark 16:17	ἐκβαλοῦσιν	ekbalousin	`V FUT ACT IND 3P PL`	they will cast out	they will drive out	they will drive out
`G1544-28`	Luke 4:29	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	drove	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-18`	Luke 6:22	ἐκβάλωσιν	ekbalosin	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P PL`	cast out	they might drive out	they might drive out
`G1544-15`	Luke 6:42	ἐκβάλω	ekbalo	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	me cast out	I may cast out	I may cast out
`G1544-01`	Luke 6:42	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	cast out	Drive out!	Cast out!
`G1544-02`	Luke 6:42	ἐκβαλεῖν	ekbalein	`V AOR ACT INF`	to cast out	to cast out	to cast out
`G1544-18`	Luke 9:40	ἐκβάλωσιν	ekbalosin	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P PL`	cast	they might drive out	they might drive out
`G1544-13`	Luke 9:49	ἐκβάλλοντα	ekballonta	`V PRS ACT PTCP ACC M SG`	casting out	expelling	casting out
`G1544-01`	Luke 10:2	ἐκβάλῃ	ekbale	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	He might send out	Drive out!	might send out
`G1544-16`	Luke 10:35	ἐκβαλὼν	ekbalon	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	he took out	having cast out	having taken out
`G1544-12`	Luke 11:14	ἐκβάλλων	ekballon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	casting out	casting out	casting out
`G1544-04`	Luke 11:15	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	casts out	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-05`	Luke 11:18	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to cast out	to drive out	to cast out
`G1544-09`	Luke 11:19	ἐκβάλλω	ekballo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	cast out	I cast out	I am casting out
`G1544-14`	Luke 11:19	ἐκβάλλουσιν	ekballousin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	do ... cast out	they are driving out	they are casting out
`G1544-09`	Luke 11:20	ἐκβάλλω	ekballo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	cast out	I cast out	I am casting out
`G1544-11`	Luke 13:28	ἐκβαλλομένους	ekballomenous	`V PRS PASS PTCP ACC M PL`	being cast out	being driven out	being driven out
`G1544-09`	Luke 13:32	ἐκβάλλω	ekballo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	I cast out	I cast out	I am casting out
`G1544-05`	Luke 19:45	ἐκβάλλειν	ekballein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to drive out	to drive out	to cast out
`G1544-28`	Luke 20:12	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they cast out	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-17`	Luke 20:15	ἐκβαλόντες	ekbalontes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	they cast	having cast out	having cast out
`G1544-25`	John 2:15	ἐξέβαλεν	exebalen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	He drove out	he drove out	he cast out
`G1544-15`	John 6:37	ἐκβάλω	ekbalo	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG`	I will cast	I may cast out
`G1544-28`	John 9:34	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they cast	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-28`	John 9:35	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they had cast	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-01`	John 10:4	ἐκβάλῃ	ekbale	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	he has brought out	Drive out!	he brings out
`G1544-23`	John 12:31	ἐκβληθήσεται	ekblethesetai	`V FUT PASS IND 3P SG`	will be cast out	will be driven out	will be driven out
`G1544-17`	Acts 7:58	ἐκβαλόντες	ekbalontes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	having cast	having cast out	having cast out
`G1544-16`	Acts 9:40	ἐκβαλὼν	ekbalon	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having sent out	having cast out	having cast out
`G1544-28`	Acts 13:50	ἐξέβαλον	exebalon	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	expelled	they drove out	they cast out
`G1544-14`	Acts 16:37	ἐκβάλλουσιν	ekballousin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	are they thrusting	they are driving out
`G1544-10`	Acts 27:38	ἐκβαλλόμενοι	ekballomenoi	`V PRS MID PTCP NOM M PL`	throwing out	those driving out	throwing out
`G1544-01`	Galatians 4:30	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	Cast out	Drive out!	Cast out!
`G1544-19`	James 2:25	ἐκβαλοῦσα	ekbalousa	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM F SG`	having sent out	having cast out	having cast out
`G1544-04`	3 John 1:10	ἐκβάλλει	ekballei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`	casts	he/she/it drives out	he/she/it casts out
`G1544-01`	Revelation 11:2	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	leave out	Drive out!	Cast out!

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