Lexical Definition
παρεμβολή parembolḗ (par-em-bol-ay') barracks G:N-F
from a compound of παρά and ἐμβάλλω
army, camp, castle.
- a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia)
Abbott-Smith
παρ-εμ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ (< παρεμβάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מַחֲנֶה;]
1. an insertion, interpolation (Æschin.).
2. In the Macedonian dialect (Rutherford, NPhr., 473), as a military term;
(a) an army in battle array: He 11:34 (cf. Ex 14:19, 20, Jg 4:16, al.; freq. in Polyb.);
(b) a camp (Ex 29:14, al.): He 13:11, 13, Re 20:9;
(c) barracks, soldiers' quarters: Ac 21:34, 37 22:24 23:10, 16, 32 28:16 (WH, txt., R, om.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 14:19 · 14:20 · 29:14 |
| Judges | 4:16 |
| Acts | 21:34 · 21:37 · 22:24 · 23:10 · 23:16 · 23:32 · 28:16 |
| Hebrews | 11:34 · 13:11 · 13:13 |
| Revelation | 20:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
παρεμβολή-βολή, ἡ,
insertion, interpolation, ἑτέρων πραγμάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 Grammars, parenthesis, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II drawing up in battle-order, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; in Tactics, insertion of men in the ranks (distinct from παρένταξις and παρεμβολήπλοκή), [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.b company of soldiers, etc., [LXX]; host, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 encampment, [LXX+4th c.BC+]: generally, soldiers' quarters, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; barracks, [NT+2nd c.AD+]; name of an ἄμφοδον, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__III ={παρεξειρεσία} (which see), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__IV in boxing and wrestling, π. βάλλειν trip an adversary by a twist of the leg, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.32.2 ☩ LXX.Exod.14.19 ☩ Acts.21.34