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Strong's G956 βέλος (belos)

Belos means “dart” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H956 — buth (“pass the night”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G956
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 14

Strong's G956 Quick Answer

Strong's G956 βέλος (belos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. belos (bel'-os) n. 1. a missile, i.e. spear or arrow [from G906] It has 40 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include darts. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
belos (bel'-os) n. 1. a missile, i.e. spear or arrow [from G906]
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
darts

Meaning and Definition

belos (bel'-os) n. 1. a missile, i.e. spear or arrow [from G906] KJV: dart Root(s): G906

Original Word
βέλος
Transliteration
belos
Derivation
Root: βάλλω R1: 906
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G956. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G956 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render belos, 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.

How Strong's G956 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G956 (βέλος) appears 41 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G956 by Corpus

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.

Strong's G956 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Ephesians 6:16 KJV

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Strong's G956 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 32:23 Septuagint / Brenton

I will gather evils upon them, And will fight with my weapons against them.

Deuteronomy 32:42 Septuagint / Brenton

I will make my weapons drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh, It shall glut itself with the blood of the wounded, and from the captivity Of the heads of their enemies that rule over them.

2 Kingdoms 18:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with thee. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.

Strong's G956 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 6:51 Septuagint / Brenton

As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings.

2 Maccabees 5:3 Septuagint / Brenton

and troops of horsemen in array, encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments, and harness of all sorts.

2 Maccabees 12:27 Septuagint / Brenton

And after he had put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host toward Ephron, a strong city, wherein Lysias abode, and a great multitude of diverse nations, and the strong young men kept the walls, and defended them mightily: wherein also was great provision of engines and darts.

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G956.

Deuteronomy 32:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will gather evils upon them, And will fight with my weapons against them.
Deuteronomy 32:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will make my weapons drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh, It shall glut itself with the blood of the wounded, and from the captivity Of the heads of their enemies that rule over them.
2 Kingdoms 18:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with thee. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.
2 Kingdoms 22:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, And he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
4 Kingdoms 9:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu bent his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he bowed upon his knees.
4 Kingdoms 13:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took to himself a bow and arrows.
4 Kingdoms 13:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. And Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And Elisha said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek until thou have consumed them.
4 Kingdoms 19:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is it not so? Thus saith the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow there, neither shall a shield come against it, neither shall he heap a mound against it.
2 Chronicles 26:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by a wise contriver, to be upon the towers and upon the corners, to cast darts and great stones: and the fame of their preparation was heard at a distance; for he was wonderfully helped, till he was strong.
Job 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, Whose violence drinks up my blood: Whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
Job 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In his anger he has cast me down; He has gnashed his teeth upon me: The weapons of his robbers have fallen upon me.
Job 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the arrow pierce through his body; And let the stars be against his dwelling place: Let terrors come upon him.
Job 30:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.
Job 34:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has erred in my judgment: My wound is severe without unrighteousness of mine.
Job 39:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He laughs to scorn a king as he meets him, And will by no means turn back from the sword.
Psalms 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; He has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
Psalms 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For behold the sinners have bent their bow, They have prepared their arrows for the quiver, To shoot privily at the upright in heart.
Psalms 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; And multiplied lightnings, and routed them.
Psalms 37:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy weapons are fixed in me, And thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.
Psalms 44:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One (The nations shall fall under thee); They are in the heart of the king’s enemies.
Psalms 56:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions’ whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 63:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God shall be exalted, Their wounds were caused by the weapon of the foolish children,
Psalms 76:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There was an abundant sound of waters: The clouds uttered a voice; For thine arrows went abroad.
Psalms 90:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; Nor of the arrow flying by day;
Psalms 119:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sharpened weapons of the mighty, With coals of the desert.
Psalms 126:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; So are the children of those who were outcasts.
Psalms 143:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Send lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: Send forth thine arrows, and thou shalt discomfit them.
Isaiah 5:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses’ hoofs are counted as solid rock: their chariot wheels are as a storm.
Isaiah 7:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Men shall enter thither with arrow and bow; for all the land shall be barren ground and thorns.
Isaiah 37:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, nor cast a weapon against it, nor bring a shield against it, nor make a rampart round it.
Isaiah 49:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he has made my mouth as a sharp sword, and he has hidden me under the shadow of his hand; he has made me as a choice shaft, and he has hidden me in his quiver;
Lamentations 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has bent his bow, And set me as a mark for the arrow.
Joel 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and not one shall stand aloof from his brother: they shall go on weighed down with their arms, and they fall upon their weapons, yet shall they in nowise be destroyed.
Ephesians 6:16 New Testament, KJV
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
1 Maccabees 6:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings.
2 Maccabees 5:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and troops of horsemen in array, encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments, and harness of all sorts.
2 Maccabees 12:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And after he had put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host toward Ephron, a strong city, wherein Lysias abode, and a great multitude of diverse nations, and the strong young men kept the walls, and defended them mightily: wherein also was great provision of engines and darts.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, It parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, So that a man cannot know where it went through:
Wisdom of Sirach 19:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh, So is a word within a fool’s belly.
Wisdom of Sirach 26:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveler when he hath found a fountain, And drink of every water near her: By every hedge will she sit down, And open her quiver against every arrow.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G956, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G956 FAQ

What does belos (βέλος) mean?

Belos (Strong's G956) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dart". belos (bel'-os) n. 1. a missile, i.e. spear or arrow [from G906]

How many times is belos (βέλος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G956 across 14 books.

Where can I study belos (βέλος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G956 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate belos (βέλος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as darts. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G956 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 33 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G956, with linked reader references where each row is available.