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Lexicon :: Strong's G956 - belos

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βέλος
Transliteration
belos (Key)
Pronunciation
bel'-os
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
36x in 6 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:608,104

Strong’s Definitions

βέλος bélos, bel'-os; from G906; a missile, i.e. spear or arrow:—dart.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G956 in the following manner: dart (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G956 in the following manner: dart (1x).

  1. a missile, dart, javelin, arrow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βέλος bélos, bel'-os; from G906; a missile, i.e. spear or arrow:—dart.
STRONGS G956:
βέλος, -εος, τό, (βάλλω), a missile, a dart, javelin, arrow: Ephesians 6:16. [From Homer down.]

βελόνη, -ης, ἡ, (βέλος);
a. the point of a spear.
b. a needle: Luke 18:25 L T Tr WH; see ῥαϕἰς. ([Batr. 130], Aristophanes, Aeschines, Aristotle, others; cf. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 90.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
18:25
Ephesians
6:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G956 matches the Greek βέλος (belos),
which occurs 36 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:23 - “I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - I will make my arrows drunk with blood, while my sword devours flesh: the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 - He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart and he slumped down in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15 - Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 - “Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: “ ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 - The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9 - God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me; my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 - He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:14 - They advance as through a gaping breach; amid the ruins they come rolling in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - Although I am right, I am considered a liar; although I am guiltless, his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:22 - It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 - He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 - For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 - He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 - Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:5 - Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 - But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:5 - You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 - He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:4 - Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 - Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses’ hooves seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:24 - Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 - “Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 - He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:2 - “Announce and proclaim among the nations, lift up a banner and proclaim it; keep nothing back, but say, ‘Babylon will be captured; Bel will be put to shame, Marduk filled with terror. Her images will be put to shame and her idols filled with terror.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:12 - He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:8 - They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.
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