Ancient Greek dictionary · verb
βάλλω
to throw, cast, hurl
Transliteration: ballo
Meaning and definitions
- to throw, cast, hurl
- to let fall
- to strike, touch
- to put, place
- to fall, tumble
Connected roots
- bol-
throwing, putting
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- hyperbole
exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| βᾰ́λλω | 1st sg. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλεις | 2nd sg. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλει | 3rd sg. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλομεν | 1st pl. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλετε | 2nd pl. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλουσῐ | 3rd pl. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλουσῐν | 3rd pl. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλοιμῐ | 1st sg. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλοις | 2nd sg. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλοι | 3rd sg. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλοιμεν | 1st pl. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλοιτε | 2nd pl. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλοιεν | 3rd pl. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλομαι | 1st sg. middle indicative |
| βᾰ́λλῃ | 2nd sg. middle indicative |
| βᾰ́λλει | 2nd sg. middle indicative |
| βᾰ́λλεται | 3rd sg. middle indicative |
| βᾰλλόμεθᾰ | 1st pl. middle indicative |
| βᾰ́λλεσθε | 2nd pl. middle indicative |
| βᾰ́λλονται | 3rd pl. middle indicative |
| βᾰλλοίμην | 1st sg. middle optative |
| βᾰ́λλοιο | 2nd sg. middle optative |
| βᾰ́λλοιτο | 3rd sg. middle optative |
| βᾰλλοίμεθᾰ | 1st pl. middle optative |
| βᾰ́λλοισθε | 2nd pl. middle optative |
| βᾰ́λλοιντο | 3rd pl. middle optative |
| βᾰ́λλοισ | 2nd sg. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλοισθᾰ | 2nd sg. active optative |
| βᾰ́λλεαι | 2nd sg. middle indicative |
| βᾰλλόμεσθᾰ | 1st pl. middle indicative |
| βᾰλλοίμεσθᾰ | 1st pl. middle optative |
| βᾰλλοίᾰτο | 3rd pl. middle optative |
| ἔβᾰλλον | 1st sg. active indicative |
| ἔβᾰλλες | 2nd sg. active indicative |
| ἔβᾰλλε | 3rd sg. active indicative |
| ἔβᾰλλεν | 3rd sg. active indicative |
| ἐβᾰ́λλομεν | 1st pl. active indicative |
| ἐβᾰ́λλετε | 2nd pl. active indicative |
| βᾰ́λλειν | active infinitive |
| βᾰ́λλεσθαι | middle infinitive |
| βᾰ́λλων | active participle (masc.) |
| βᾰλλόμενος | middle participle (masc.) |
| βᾰ́λλουσᾰ | active participle (fem.) |
| βᾰλλομένη | middle participle (fem.) |
| βᾰ́λλον | active participle (neut.) |
| βᾰλλόμενον | middle participle (neut.) |
| βᾰλλέμεν | active infinitive |
| βᾰλλέμεναι | active infinitive |
| βᾰ́λλμεν | active infinitive |
| βᾰ́λλμεναι | active infinitive |
| βᾰ́λλε | 2nd sg. active imperative |
| βᾰλλέτω | 3rd sg. active imperative |
| βᾰ́λλετε | 2nd pl. active imperative |
| βᾰλλόντων | 3rd pl. active imperative |
| βᾰ́λλου | 2nd sg. middle imperative |
| βᾰλλέσθω | 3rd sg. middle imperative |
| βᾰ́λλεσθε | 2nd pl. middle imperative |
| βᾰλλέσθων | 3rd pl. middle imperative |
| βᾰ́λλεο | 2nd sg. middle imperative |
| βᾰ́λλευ | 2nd sg. middle imperative |
| βᾰ́λλω | 1st sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃς | 2nd sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃ | 3rd sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλωμεν | 1st pl. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλητε | 2nd pl. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλωσῐ | 3rd pl. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλωσῐν | 3rd pl. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλωμαι | 1st sg. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃ | 2nd sg. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λληται | 3rd sg. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰλλώμεθᾰ | 1st pl. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλησθε | 2nd pl. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλωνται | 3rd pl. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλωμῐ | 1st sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃσ | 2nd sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃσθᾰ | 2nd sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃσῐ | 3rd sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λλῃσῐν | 3rd sg. active subjunctive |
| βᾰ́λληαι | 2nd sg. middle subjunctive |
| βᾰλλώμεσθᾰ | 1st pl. middle subjunctive |
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