verb
paraballamō
Strong’sG3846
I compare, arrive
stem paraball-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
παρα-βάλλω,
[in LXX: Pr 2:2 4:20 5:1, 13 22:17 (נטה hi.), Ru 2:16 (שׁלל), II Mac 14:38 (elsewhere as v.l.4)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3846 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βᾰλῶ: aorist 2 παρέβᾰλον: perfect -βέβληκα:— throw beside or by, throw to one, as fodder to horses, παρὰ δέ σφισι βάλλετ᾽ ἐδωδήν Refs 8th c.BC+; πυρὶ φρύγανα π. add fuel to the flame, Refs 2nd c.AD+ — passive, παραβληθῆναι [τοῖς θηρίοις] Refs 2nd c.AD+; τάριχος.. ἀπόνως παραβεβλημένον thrown carelessly before people, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, μάζας ἐπὶ κάλαμον παραβαλλόμενοι ordering them to be served up, Refs 5th c.BC+
b throw in, φακέλους ἐς τὸ μεταξύ Refs 5th c.BC+
2 hold out to one as a bait, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 cast in one's teeth, τινί τι Refs 4th c.BC+; object, offer in rejoinder, τῷ πρώτῳ -βληθήσεται τοιοῦτος λόγος Refs 1st c.BC+
II expose, παρέβαλέν τ᾽ ἐμὲ παρὰ γένος ἀνόσιον put me in their power, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἂν δ᾽ ἀληθινὸν σαυτὸν παραβάλλῃς if you present, show yourself.., Refs 3rd c.BC+:—frequently in middle, expose oneself or what is one's own to hazard or danger, αἰὲν ἐμὴν ψυχὴν παραβαλλόμενος πολεμίζειν risking it in war, Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τὰ τέκνα risk the lives of one's children, Refs 5th c.BC+; πλείω παραβαλλόμενοι having greater interests at stake, Refs 5th c.BC+perfect passive in middle sense, Λακεδαιμονίοις πλεῖστον δὴ παραβεβλημένοι having risked far the most upon them, Refs 5th c.BC+; venture, πρὸς τὴν θάλατταν ὅταν -βάλωνται Refs 2nd c.BC+: with infinitive, venture to do, Refs 1st c.AD+ —passive, παραβεβλημένον τι εἰπεῖν make an unguarded statement, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.b in wagering, deposit one's stake, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 passive, with dative, to be given up to, πόρναισι καὶ κύβοισι παραβεβλημένος Refs 5th c.BC+
III set beside or parallel with, Refs 4th c.BC+; Εὔβοια τῇ ἠπείρῳ παραβεβλημένη lying parallel with, Refs 1st c.BC+
III.2 compare one with another, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. [ἵππον] ἵππῳ match one against another, Refs 5th c.BC+ —in middle, παραβάλλομαί σοι (i.e. ὄρνιθι) θρήνους I set my songs against.., Refs 5th c.BC+ vying with one another, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—frequently in passive, π. τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπάτα δ᾽ ἀπάταις παραβαλλομένα one piece of treachery set against another, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 bring alongside, in middle, τὴν ἄκατον παραβάλλου bring your boat alongside, heave to, Refs 5th c.BC+ avast with your abuse! Refs 1st c.AD+
IV throw, turn, bend sideways, ὄμμα π. θύννου δίκην cast it askance, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὰ ὦτα apply one's ears to listen, Refs 5th c.BC+; Ἡρακλεῖ στόμα π. lend one's mouth to Heracles, i.e. join in his praise, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τοὺς γομφίους lay to one's grinders, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸ θύριον τοῦ λόγου, metaphorically, put to the door.., close it, Refs 1st c.AD+
V deposit with one, entrust to him, τινί τι Refs 5th c.BC+
VI in middle, deceive, betray, Refs 5th c.BC+ (active in the same sense, Refs 5th c.AD+; compare παραβαλλέταιρος).
VII Geometry texts, π. παρά.. apply a figure to a finite line, παραλληλόγραμμον π. παρὰ εὐθεῖαν Refs 3rd c.BC+
VII.2 since to apply an area xy to a line of length x is to divide xy by x, π. = divide, τι παρά τι Refs 3rd c.AD+
B intransitive, come near, approach, Refs 5th c.BC+; enter, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. ἀλλήλοις meet one another, Refs 5th c.BC+; falsa lectio for{περιβάλῃ},Refswas a pupil of Refs 4th c.BC+
B.II go by sea, cross over, παρέβαλε νηυσὶ ἰθὺ Σκιάθου Refs 5th c.BC+; of ships, ναῦς Πελοποννησίων ἐς Ἰωνίαν π. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III come alongside, bring to, περὶ Ῥόδον παραβαλόντος ναυτικοῦ στόλου Refs 4th c.BC+; παραβαλόντες τῇ πεντήρει having come alongside of her, in a sea-fight, Refs 2nd c.BC+: generally, come to land, of quails, Refs 4th c.BC+:—in middle, put in, πρός τινας Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.IV metaphorically, direct one's course towards, εἰς ἡδονάς Refs 4th c.BC+
B.V Astrology texts, to be in the same right ascension as, with dative, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paraballanaπαρεβάλομεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | crossed over | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraballamō | paraballame | paraballami | paraballama | paraballamē | paraballamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paraballasō | paraballase | paraballasi | paraballasa | paraballasē | paraballaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraballatō | paraballate | paraballati | paraballata | paraballatē | paraballatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paraballanō | paraballane | paraballani | paraballana1×παρεβάλομεν | paraballanē | paraballanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraballavō | paraballave | paraballavi | paraballava | paraballavē | paraballavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paraballalō | paraballale | paraballali | paraballala | paraballalē | paraballalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraballameiō | paraballameia | paraballameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paraballaseiō | paraballaseia | paraballaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraballateiō | paraballateia | paraballateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paraballaneiō | paraballaneia | paraballaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraballaveiō | paraballaveia | paraballaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paraballaleiō | paraballaleia | paraballaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paraballasōr | paraballasar | paraballasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraballatōr | paraballatar | paraballatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraballavōr | paraballavar | paraballavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paraballalōr | paraballalar | paraballalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraballamoiō | paraballamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paraballasoiō | paraballasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraballatoiō | paraballatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paraballanoiō | paraballanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraballavoiō | paraballavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paraballaloiō | paraballaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paraballarō | paraballari | paraballara | paraballarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paraballarōntos | paraballarintos | paraballarantos | paraballarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
paraball is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
paraballana“crossed over”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 20:15“crossed over”… katantana antikrus Chiau, ta de hetera paraballana eis Saman, ta de echorōnta erchana …… there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.