Blapto denotes causing harm, whether harm avoided after a demon’s departure or injury prevented despite deadly drink.

The attested use concerns harm or injury: Luke 4:35 describes the demon leaving without harm to the man, while Mark 16:18 speaks of deadly drink not causing injury.

1. Causing or suffering harm · dominant

   In Luke 4:35, the aorist active participle occurs as the demon comes out after throwing the man down; the APB renders the outcome as leaving “without having harmed him.” In Mark 16:18, the aorist active subjunctive occurs in the condition about drinking something deadly, and the APB renders the stated result, “it will not hurt them.”

   Luke 4:35Mark 16:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause in Luke 4:35 with “having harmed” and in Mark 16:18 with “hurt.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ shared concern with harm rather than establish separate senses.