Lexical Summary ekballo: To cast out, to drive out, to send out, to expel Original Word: ἐκβάλλω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bring forth, cast forth, drive out, expel. From ek and ballo; to eject (literally or figuratively) -- bring forth, cast (forth, out), drive (out), expel, leave, pluck (pull, take, thrust) out, put forth (out), send away (forth, out). see GREEK ek see GREEK ballo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1544: ἐκβάλλωἐκβάλλω; imperfect 3 person plural ἐξέβαλλον (Mark 6:13 (Tr marginal reading aorist)); future ἐκβάλω; pluperfect ἐκβεβλήκειν (without augment, Mark 16:9; cf. Winers Grammar, § 12, 9; Buttmann, 33 (29)); 2 aorist ἐξέβαλον; (passive and middle present ἐκβάλλομαι); 1 aorist passive ἐξεβλήθην; future passive ἐκβληθήσομαι; (from Homer down); the Sept. generally for גָּרַשׁ, occasionally for הוצִיא, הורִישׁ, הִשְׁלִיך; to cast out; to drive out; to send out; 1. with the included notion of more or less violence; a. to drive out, (cast out): a person, Matthew 21:12; Mark 9:15; John 2:15 (ἐκ); Luke 20:12, etc.; passive Matthew 8:12 (T WH (rejected) marginal reading ἐξελεύσονται); δαιμόνια, Matthew 7:22; Matthew 8:16, 31; Matthew 9:33; Mark 1:34, 39; Luke 11:20; Luke 13:32, etc.; ἐκ τίνος, Mark 7:26; ἀπό, Mark 16:9 (L WH Tr text παρά); ἐν τίνι, by, through (Winer's Grammar, 389 (364)), Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 19f; τῷ ὀνόματι τίνος, Matthew 7:22; (Mark 9:38 Rst G); ἐπί τῷ ὀνόματι τίνος, Luke 9:49 (WH Tr marginal reading ἐν; ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Mark 9:38 Relz L T Tr WH); λόγῳ, Matthew 8:16; τινα ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, Luke 4:29; Acts 7:58. b. to cast out: τινα followed by ἔξω, John 6:37; John 9:34; John 12:31 (namely, out of the world, i. e. be deprived of the power and influence he exercises in the world); Luke 13:28; ἔξω with the genitive, Matthew 21:39; Mark 12:8; Luke 20:15. a thing: excrement from the belly into the sink, Matthew 15:17; middle ἐκβαλλόμενοι (i. e. for themselves, that they might the more easily save the ship and thereby their lives) τόν σῖτον εἰς τήν θάλασσαν, Acts 27:38. c. to expel a person from a society: to banish from a family, Galatians 4:30 (Genesis 21:10); ἐκ (Tdf. omits ἐκ) τῆς ἐκκλησίας, 3 John 1:10. d. to compel one to depart: ἀπό τῶν ὁρίων, Acts 13:50; to bid one depart, in stern though not violent language, Matthew 9:25; Mark 5:40; Acts 9:40; Acts 16:37 (where distinguished from ἐξάγειν); to bid one go forth to do some business, Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2. e. so employed that the rapid motion of the one going is transferred to the one sending forth; to command or cause one to depart in haste: Mark 1:43; James 2:25; τά πάντα (namely, πρόβατα), to let them out of the fold so that they rush forth (others, to thrust them forth by laying hold of them), John 10:4. f. to draw out with force, tear out: τί, Mark 9:47. g. with the implication of force overcoming opposing force; to cause a thing to move straight on to its intended goal: τήν κρίσιν εἰς νῖκος, Matthew 12:20. h. to reject with contempt; to cast off or away: τό ὄνομα τίνος ὡς πονηρόν, Luke 6:22 (Plato, Crito, p. 46 b.; de rep. 2, p. 377 c.; Sophocles O. C. 636,646; of actors driven from the stage, hissed and hooted off, Demosthenes, p. 449, 19). 2. without the notion of violence; a. to draw out, extract, one thing inserted in another: τό κάρφος τό ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ, Luke 6:42; ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ, ibid. and Matthew 7:5; ἀπό τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ 4 (where L T Tr WH ἐκ). b. to bring out of, to draw or bring forth: τί ἐκ τοῦ θησαυροῦ, Matthew 12:35; Matthew 13:52; money from a purse, Luke 10:35. e. to except, to leave out, i. e. not receive: τί, followed by ἔξω (or ἔξωθεν), Revelation 11:2 (leave out from the things to be measured, equivalent to μή αὐτήν μετρήσῃς). d. followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, to lead one forth or away somewhere with a force which he cannot resist: Mark 1:12. (On the pleonastic phrase ἐκβάλλειν ἔξω (or ἔξωθεν) cf. Winers Grammar, § 65, 2.) Topical Lexicon Overview Strong’s Greek 1544 occurs eighty-one times in the Greek New Testament and portrays a forceful removal or an authoritative sending. Whether driving out demons, expelling merchants, ejecting the faithless, or thrusting laborers into the harvest, the verb consistently highlights decisive action that reveals divine sovereignty. Key Thematic Domains 1. Supernatural Deliverance: Casting out Demons • Jesus’ inaugural ministry is marked by continual expulsions of unclean spirits (Matthew 8:16; Mark 1:34; Luke 11:14). Each act authenticates His identity and foreshadows the overthrow of Satan’s domain. 2. Driving Out or Expelling People or Objects • Temple cleansing: “Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there” (Mark 11:15). Here ekballō defends pure worship and prefigures eschatological judgment. 3. Sending Forth With Purpose • Mission prayer: “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest” (Matthew 9:38). The petition envisions God thrusting gospel laborers into ripe fields with the same vigor that expels demons. 4. Eschatological Separation • Final judgment scenes employ the verb for the fate of the unrepentant: “Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness” (Matthew 22:13; cf. Matthew 8:12; 25:30). 5. Personal Transformation and Self-Purging • The metaphor of removing the plank from one’s eye (Matthew 7:5; Luke 6:42) applies ekballō to self-examination. True discipleship demands forceful elimination of personal sin before ministering to others. Historical Background Jewish exorcistic traditions existed, yet the frequency and ease with which Jesus casts out demons reveal an unparalleled authority. Early Christian writers highlight exorcism in apologetics (e.g., Justin Martyr, Tertullian), reflecting the New Testament witness. Temple cleansing echoes prophetic actions against corrupt worship (Jeremiah 7), situating Jesus within Israel’s prophetic history. The church’s missionary expansion mirrors the harvest imagery, and persecution-induced expulsions fulfill Jesus’ prediction in Luke 6:22. Theological Significance 1. Christological: Ekballō spotlights Jesus as the promised stronger One who disarms Satan (Mark 3:27). Practical Ministry Implications • Deliverance remains a legitimate, Scripture-anchored aspect of pastoral care, always exercised under Christ’s authority and the Spirit’s guidance. Representative References Matthew 8:12; Matthew 9:38; Matthew 22:13; Mark 1:12; Mark 5:40; Mark 11:15; Luke 11:20; John 6:37; John 10:4; John 12:31; Acts 16:37; Acts 27:38; Galatians 4:30; Revelation 11:2. In every context Strong’s 1544 displays the unstoppable energy of God’s kingdom—liberating the bound, purifying the sanctified, propelling the sent, and separating the wicked—until the day when the evil one is finally and forever “cast out.” Forms and Transliterations εκβαλε έκβαλε ἔκβαλε εκβαλεί εκβαλειν εκβαλείν ἐκβαλεῖν εκβαλετε εκβάλετε ἐκβάλετε εκβαλη εκβάλη ἐκβάλῃ εκβαλλει εκβαλλεί εκβάλλει ἐκβάλλει εκβαλλειν εκβάλλειν ἐκβάλλειν εκβαλλεις εκβάλλεις ἐκβάλλεις εκβαλλεται εκβάλλεται ἐκβάλλεται εκβαλλετε εκβάλλετε ἐκβάλλετε εκβάλλη εκβαλλομενοι εκβαλλόμενοι ἐκβαλλόμενοι εκβαλλομενους εκβαλλομένους ἐκβαλλομένους εκβαλλοντα εκβάλλοντα ἐκβάλλοντα εκβάλλοντας εκβάλλουσι εκβαλλουσιν εκβάλλουσιν ἐκβάλλουσιν εκβαλλω εκβαλλώ εκβάλλω ἐκβάλλω εκβαλλων εκβάλλων ἐκβάλλων εκβαλοντες εκβαλόντες ἐκβαλόντες εκβαλουσα εκβαλούσα ἐκβαλοῦσα εκβαλούσι εκβαλουσιν εκβαλούσιν ἐκβαλοῦσιν εκβαλω εκβαλώ εκβάλω ἐκβάλω εκβαλων εκβαλών ἐκβαλὼν εκβάλωσι εκβαλωσιν εκβάλωσιν ἐκβάλωσιν εκβεβληκει εκβεβλήκει ἐκβεβλήκει εκβεβλημένη εκβεβλημένην εκβεβλημένης εκβληθεντος εκβληθέντος ἐκβληθέντος εκβληθησεται εκβληθήσεται ἐκβληθήσεται εκβληθησονται εκβληθήσονται ἐκβληθήσονται εκβληθήτωσαν εξεβάλατέ εξέβαλε εξεβαλεν εξέβαλεν ἐξέβαλεν εξέβαλες εξεβάλετε εξεβαλλον εξέβαλλον ἐξέβαλλον εξεβαλομεν εξεβάλομεν ἐξεβάλομεν εξεβαλον εξέβαλον εξέβαλόν ἐξέβαλον εξεβάλοντο εξεβληθη εξεβλήθη ἐξεβλήθη ekbale ekbalē ékbale ekbálei ekbálēi ekbalein ekbaleîn ekbalete ekbálete ekballei ekbállei ekballein ekbállein ekballeis ekbálleis ekballetai ekbálletai ekballete ekbállete ekballo ekballō ekbállo ekbállō ekballomenoi ekballómenoi ekballomenous ekballoménous ekballon ekballōn ekbállon ekbállōn ekballonta ekbállonta ekballousin ekbállousin ekbalo ekbalō ekbálo ekbálō ekbalon ekbalōn ekbalṑn ekbalontes ekbalóntes ekbalosin ekbalōsin ekbálosin ekbálōsin ekbalousa ekbaloûsa ekbalousin ekbaloûsin ekbeblekei ekbeblēkei ekbeblḗkei ekblethentos ekblethéntos ekblēthentos ekblēthéntos ekblethesetai ekblethḗsetai ekblēthēsetai ekblēthḗsetai ekblethesontai ekblethḗsontai ekblēthēsontai ekblēthḗsontai exebalen exébalen exeballon exéballon exebalomen exebálomen exebalon exébalon exeblethe exeblēthē exeblḗthe exeblḗthēLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 7:4 V-ASA-1SGRK: σου Ἄφες ἐκβάλω τὸ κάρφος NAS: Let me take the speck KJV: Let me pull out the mote INT: of you Allow [that] I might cast out the speck Matthew 7:5 V-AMA-2S Matthew 7:5 V-ANA Matthew 7:22 V-AIA-1P Matthew 8:12 V-FIP-3P Matthew 8:16 V-AIA-3S Matthew 8:31 V-PIA-2S Matthew 9:25 V-AIP-3S Matthew 9:33 V-APP-GNS Matthew 9:34 V-PIA-3S Matthew 9:38 V-ASA-3S Matthew 10:1 V-PNA Matthew 10:8 V-PMA-2P Matthew 12:20 V-ASA-3S Matthew 12:24 V-PIA-3S Matthew 12:26 V-PIA-3S Matthew 12:27 V-PIA-1S Matthew 12:27 V-PIA-3P Matthew 12:28 V-PIA-1S Matthew 12:35 V-PIA-3S Matthew 12:35 V-PIA-3S Matthew 13:52 V-PIA-3S Matthew 15:17 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 17:19 V-ANA Matthew 21:12 V-AIA-3S Strong's Greek 1544 |
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