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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 905. βαλάντιον (ballantion) -- Money bag, purse</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/905.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/24-31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/905.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 905</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/904.htm" title="904">◄</a> 905. ballantion <a href="../greek/906.htm" title="906">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ballantion: Money bag, purse</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βαλλάντιον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ballantion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bal-LAN-tee-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bal-an'-tee-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Money bag, purse<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a purse, money-bag.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb βάλλω (ballō), meaning "to throw" or "to cast."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from a prim. root bal-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a purse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>money belt (3), money belts (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 905: βαλάντιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βαλάντιον</span></span> and <span class="greek2">βαλλάντιον</span> (so <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; cf. (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> Proleg., p. 79); Fritzsche on Mark, p. 620; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, p. 43; <span class="accented"><span class="abbreviation">Passow</span>,</span> Lex. (also Liddell and Scott) under the word), <span class="greek2">βαλαντίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, <span class="accented">a money-bag, purse</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/10-4.htm">Luke 10:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35</a>f (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a> cf. (<span class="abbreviation">Simonides</span> 181); <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> ran. 772; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, syrup. 4, 2; <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Gorgias, p. 508 e.; <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, 5, 4, 4 (3, Bekker edition), and other writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bag, purse. <p>Probably remotely from <a href="/greek/906.htm">ballo</a> (as a depository); a pouch (for money) -- bag, purse. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/906.htm">ballo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βαλάντια βαλάντιον βαλαντίου βαλαντίω βαλλαντια βαλλάντια βαλλαντιον βαλλάντιον βαλλαντιου βαλλαντίου ballantia ballántia ballantion ballántion ballantiou ballantíou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 10:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ βαστάζετε <b>βαλλάντιον</b> μὴ πήραν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Carry no <span class="itali">money belt,</span> no bag,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Carry neither <span class="itali">purse,</span> nor scrip,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Neither carry <span class="itali">purse</span> nor bag<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς <b>βαλλάντια</b> μὴ παλαιούμενα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> yourselves <span class="itali">money belts</span> which do not wear<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> provide yourselves <span class="itali">bags</span> which wax not<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> make to yourselves <span class="itali">purses</span> not growing old<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς ἄτερ <b>βαλλαντίου</b> καὶ πήρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you out without <span class="itali">money belt</span> and bag<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you without <span class="itali">purse,</span> and scrip,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you without <span class="itali">purse</span> and bag<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ ἔχων <b>βαλλάντιον</b> ἀράτω ὁμοίως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has <span class="itali">a money belt</span> is to take<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he that hath <span class="itali">a purse,</span> let him take<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the [one] who has <span class="itali">a purse</span> let him take [it] likewise<p><b><a href="/greek/905.htm">Strong's Greek 905</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_905.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ballantia_905.htm">βαλλάντια — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ballantion_905.htm">βαλλάντιον — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ballantiou_905.htm">βαλλαντίου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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