Lexical Definition
βέλος bélos (bel'-os) arrow G:N-N
from βάλλω
dart.
- a missile, i.e. spear or arrow
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βελών | arrows | LXX.1Sam.20.37 |
| βέλουσ | an arrow | LXX.Ps.91.5 |
| arrow | LXX.Isa.7.24 | |
| βέλοσ | an arrow | LXX.Isa.37.33 |
| an arrow there | LXX.2Kgs.19.32 | |
| arrow | LXX.2Kgs.9.24 • LXX.2Kgs.13.17 • LXX.2Kgs.13.17 • LXX.Job.20.25 • LXX.Ps.64.7 • LXX.Isa.49.2 • LXX.Lam.3.12 | |
| my spear | LXX.Job.34.6 | |
| βέλη | For arrows | LXX.Job.6.4 |
| arrow | LXX.1Sam.20.36 | |
| arrows | LXX.2Sam.18.14 • LXX.2Sam.22.15 • LXX.2Kgs.13.15 • LXX.2Kgs.13.15 • LXX.2Kgs.13.18 • LXX.Job.16.9 • LXX.Ps.11.2 • LXX.Ps.18.14 • LXX.Ps.57.4 • LXX.Ps.120.4 • LXX.Ps.127.4 • LXX.Isa.5.28 • Eph.6.16 | |
| his arrows | LXX.Ps.7.13 | |
| my arrows | LXX.Deut.32.23 • LXX.Deut.32.42 | |
| spears | LXX.Job.39.22 | |
| your arrows | LXX.Ps.38.2 • LXX.Ps.45.5 • LXX.Ps.77.17 • LXX.Ps.144.6 | |
| βέλεσιν | arrows | LXX.Joel.2.8 |
| with his spear | LXX.Job.30.13 | |
| βέλεσι | arrows | LXX.1Chr.12.2 • LXX.2Chr.26.15 |
Abbott-Smith
βέλος, -εος, τό (< βάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for חֵץ;]
a missile, a dart: Eph 6:16.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ephesians | 6:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βέλος, εος, τό,
missile, especially arrow, dart, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the piece of rock hurled by the Cyclops, τόντονδε βαλὼν β. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an ox's leg thrown by one of the suitors at Ulysses, [Refs]; of a stool, [Refs]; ὑπὲκ βελέων out of the reach of darts, out of shot, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐντὸς βέλους, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 used of any weapon, as a sword, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; an axe, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the sting of a scorpion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the gad-fly, [Refs]
__3 ἀγανὰ βέλεα of Apollo, [Refs 8th c.BC+], denote sudden, easy death of men and women respectively; βέλος ὀξύ, of Ilithyia, pangs of childbirth, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4 after [Refs 8th c.BC+] of anything swift-darting, Διὸς βέλη the bolts of Zeus, lightnings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βέλεσι πυρπνόου ζάλης, of a storm,[Refs 5th c.BC+] glance of the eye, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; φίλοικτον β. a piteous glance, [Refs]; ἱμέρου β. the shaft of love, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of arguments, πᾶν τετόξευται β. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. τὰ ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος, of invective, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; of mental anguish or fear, ἄτλατον β. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 engine of war, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: plural, artillery, [Refs]gélti 'sting', gēla</b> 'sharp pain', OHG.quelan 'feel sharp pain'. Root g[uglide]el- 'pierce', compare δέλλιθες.)