"to cast before, project; to put or urge forward, Acts 19:33; to put forth, as a tree its blossoms, etc., Lk. 21:30*"
Definition and meaning
to cast before, project; to put or urge forward, Acts 19:33; to put forth, as a tree its blossoms, etc., Lk. 21:30*
In the original Greek the word is written: προβάλλω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proballo (G4261) across the King James Bible.
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
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Common questions
Strong's G4261 (proballo) is a Greek word that means: to cast before, project; to put or urge forward, Acts 19:33; to put forth, as a tree its blossoms, etc., Lk. 21:30* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word proballo (G4261) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4261 is proballo, a Greek word defined as: to cast before, project; to put or urge forward, Acts 19:33; to put forth, as a tree its blossoms, etc., Lk. 21:30*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proballo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.