Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
Balak
Usage: Βαλάκ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בָּלָק), Balak; (Num.22:2): Rev.2:14.† (AS)
Balak means “Balac” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H904 — bigthan in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G904 Βαλάκ (Balak) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Balak (bal-ak') n/p. 1. Balak, a Moabite [of Hebrew origin (H1111)] It has 49 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include balac. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Balak (bal-ak') n/p. 1. Balak, a Moabite [of Hebrew origin (H1111)] KJV: Balac Root(s): H1111
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Balak
Usage: Βαλάκ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בָּלָק), Balak; (Num.22:2): Rev.2:14.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Balak, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G904 (Βαλάκ) appears 51 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
48 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, and with Shinab, king of Admah, and with Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela, this is Zoar.
And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrah, and king of Admah, and king of Zeboiim, and king of Bela, this is Zoar, and they set themselves in array against them for war in the salt valley,
And Bela, son of Beor, reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
First 49 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G904.
made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, and with Shinab, king of Admah, and with Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela, this is Zoar.
And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrah, and king of Admah, and king of Zeboiim, and king of Bela, this is Zoar, and they set themselves in array against them for war in the salt valley,
And Bela, son of Beor, reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And Bela died; and Jobab, son of Zerah, from Bozrah reigned in his stead.
And when Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel did to the Amorite,
And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this assembly lick up all that are round about us, as a calf would lick up the green herbs of the field—and Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Midian, and their divining instruments were in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
And Balaam said to God, Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent them to me, saying,
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Depart quickly to your lord; God does not permit me to go with you.
And the princes of Moab rose, and came to Balak, and said, Balaam will not come with us.
And Balak yet again sent more princes and more honorable than they.
And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to me.
And Balaam answered and said to the princes of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord God, to make it little or great in my mind.
And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, that thou shalt take heed to speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the extreme part of the borders.
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to thee to call thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honor thee?
And Balaam said to Balak, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.
And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to the cities of streets.
And Balak offered sheep and calves, and sent to Balaam and to his princes who were with him.
And it was morning; and Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to the pillar of Baal, and showed him thence a part of the people.
And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.
And Balak did as Balaam told him; and he offered up a calf and a ram on every altar.
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall show me, I will report to thee. And Balak stood by his sacrifice.
And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, Thou shalt return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, Out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, And Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel.
And Balak said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I called thee to curse my enemies, and behold thou hast greatly blessed them.
And Balaam said to Balak, Whatsoever the Lord shall put into my mouth, shall I not take heed to speak this?
And Balak said to him, Come yet with me to another place where thou shalt not see the people, but only thou shalt see a part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to inquire of God.
And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole burnt sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balak said to him, What has the Lord spoken?
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken as a witness, thou son of Zippor.
And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse the people at all for me, nor bless them at all.
And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?
And Balak said to Balaam, Come and I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.
And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which extends to the wilderness.
And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.
And Balak did as Balaam told him, and offered a calf and a ram on every altar.
And Balak was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast decidedly blessed him this third time.
And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak to thy messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,
If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak.
And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balak went to his own home.
And Balak, king of Moab, son of Zippor, rose up, and made war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam to curse us.
And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Taanach, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Megiddo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Ibleam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Canaanite began to dwell in this land.
And now art thou any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he indeed fight with Israel, or indeed make war with him,
And these are their kings, Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
O my people, remember now, what counsel Balak king of Moab took against thee, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from the reeds to Gilgal; that the righteousness of the Lord might be known.
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G904, grouped by book.
Balak (Strong's G904) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Balac". Balak (bal-ak') n/p. 1. Balak, a Moabite [of Hebrew origin (H1111)]
This page currently indexes 49 linked usages for Strong's G904 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G904 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as balac. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 48 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G904, with linked reader references where each row is available.