Epiballō ἐπιβάλλω

Epiballō (Greek ἐπιβάλλω, Strong's G1911) is a Greek verb meaning “to put on/seize”. It occurs 18 times in 18 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Epiballō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 9:16
  No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
• Matthew 26:50
  And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.“Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.

Mark

• Mark 4:37
  And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
• Mark 11:7
  And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
• Mark 14:46
  And they laid their hands on him, and took him.Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.
• Mark 14:72
  And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Luke

• Luke 5:36
  And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
• Luke 9:62
  And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 15:12
  And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
• Luke 20:19
  And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
• Luke 21:12
  But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

John

• John 7:30
  Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• John 7:44
  And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

Acts

• Acts 4:3
  And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
• Acts 5:18
  And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
• Acts 12:1
  Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
• Acts 21:27
  And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:35
  And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).