905. ballantion
Strong's Lexicon
ballantion: Money bag, purse

Original Word: βαλλάντιον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: ballantion
Pronunciation: bal-LAN-tee-on
Phonetic Spelling: (bal-an'-tee-on)
Definition: Money bag, purse
Meaning: a purse, money-bag.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb βάλλω (ballō), meaning "to throw" or "to cast."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ballantion," similar concepts can be found in words like כִּיס (kis), meaning "pouch" or "bag," used in contexts involving money or valuables.

Usage: The term "ballantion" refers to a small bag or purse used to carry money. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to discuss the provision and reliance on God rather than material wealth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, a "ballantion" was a common item used to carry coins and small valuables. It was typically made of leather or cloth and was an essential accessory for travelers and merchants. The use of a money bag was a practical necessity in a society where commerce and trade were conducted with physical currency.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a prim. root bal-
Definition
a purse
NASB Translation
money belt (3), money belts (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 905: βαλάντιον

βαλάντιον and βαλλάντιον (so L T Tr WH; cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 79); Fritzsche on Mark, p. 620; Winers Grammar, p. 43; Passow, Lex. (also Liddell and Scott) under the word), βαλαντίου, τό, a money-bag, purse: Luke 10:4; Luke 12:33; Luke 22:35f (the Sept. Job 14:17 cf. (Simonides 181); Aristophanes ran. 772; Xenophon, syrup. 4, 2; Plato, Gorgias, p. 508 e.; Herodian, 5, 4, 4 (3, Bekker edition), and other writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bag, purse.

Probably remotely from ballo (as a depository); a pouch (for money) -- bag, purse.

see GREEK ballo

Forms and Transliterations
βαλάντια βαλάντιον βαλαντίου βαλαντίω βαλλαντια βαλλάντια βαλλαντιον βαλλάντιον βαλλαντιου βαλλαντίου ballantia ballántia ballantion ballántion ballantiou ballantíou
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 10:4 N-ANS
GRK: μὴ βαστάζετε βαλλάντιον μὴ πήραν
NAS: Carry no money belt, no bag,
KJV: Carry neither purse, nor scrip,
INT: Neither carry purse nor bag

Luke 12:33 N-ANP
GRK: ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα
NAS: yourselves money belts which do not wear
KJV: provide yourselves bags which wax not
INT: make to yourselves purses not growing old

Luke 22:35 N-GNS
GRK: ὑμᾶς ἄτερ βαλλαντίου καὶ πήρας
NAS: you out without money belt and bag
KJV: you without purse, and scrip,
INT: you without purse and bag

Luke 22:36 N-ANS
GRK: ὁ ἔχων βαλλάντιον ἀράτω ὁμοίως
NAS: has a money belt is to take
KJV: he that hath a purse, let him take
INT: the [one] who has a purse let him take [it] likewise

Strong's Greek 905
4 Occurrences


βαλλάντια — 1 Occ.
βαλλάντιον — 2 Occ.
βαλλαντίου — 1 Occ.

















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