verb
parembalamō
Strong’sG4016
I throw up (a barricade)
stem parembal-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.
παρ-εμ-βάλλω,
[in LXX freq. and chiefly for חנה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4016 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βᾰλῶ: aorist περιέβᾰλον (see. below):— throw round, about, or over, put on or over, with accusative of things, φίλας περὶ χεῖρε βαλόντε Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τινὶ δεσμά, βρόχους, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινὰ χαλκεύματι put him round the sword, i. e. stab him, Refs 4th c.BC+; also περὶ τὰ στέρνα θώρηκας π. Refs 5th c.BC+; περὶ ἕρμα π. ναῦν wreck it on.., Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, throw round or over oneself, put on, with accusative of things, περιβαλλόμενοι τεύχεα putting on their arms, Refs 8th c.BC+; εἷμα, φᾶρος περιβάλλεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently of defences, τεῖχος καὶ σωτηρίην περιβαλέσθαι τοῖς τε χρήμασι καὶ τοῖς σώμασιν Refs 5th c.BC+; λιμένι τεῖχος, χάρακα τῇ παρεμβολῇ, Refs 2nd c.BC+; also περὶ τὴν Πελοπόννησον τεῖχος π. Refs 5th c.BC+ build a wall round it, Refs 5th c.BC+: in perfect passive, have a thing put round one, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ τεῖχος περιβεβλημένος having his wall around him, encompassed by it, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, put round or upon a person, i. e. invest him with it, π. τινὶ ἀγαθόν (i. e. βασιληΐην), τυραννίδα, Refs 5th c.BC+; τινὶ π. ἀνανδρίαν, i.e. make him faint-hearted, Refs; π. τὴν αἰτίαν τῷ ἰατρῷ impute blame to.., Refs C.:—passive, with accusative, to be involved in, μεγίστην ζημίαν τὸ ταμεῖον περιβληθήσεται Refs 3rd c.AD+
II reversely with dative of things, surround, encompass with.., περιβαλεῖν πλῆθος τῶν ἰχθύων (i.e. τῷ ἀμφιβλήστρῳ) Refs 5th c.BC+; [Βόσπορον] πέδαις π. Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινὰ χερσί embrace, Refs:—middle, surround or enclose for one's advantage or defence, τὴν νῆσον π. τείχει Refs 5th c.BC+; π. θύννους net them, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, π. τινὰ κακῷ, συμφοραῖς, involve one in evil or calamity, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινὰ φυγῇ, i.e. banish him, Refs 1st c.AD+ — passive, [συμφοραῖς] Refs 1st c.BC+
III with accusative only, encompass, surround, περιβάλλει με σκότος, νέφος, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἀλλήλους embrace each other, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, clothe, τινα NT; τὸ περιβεβλημένον the space enclosed, enclosure, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἤλαυνον περιβαλόμενοι [τὰ ὑποζύγια] surrounding them, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 fetch a compass round, double, ἵπποι περὶ τέρμα βαλοῦσαι Refs 8th c.BC+; especially of ships, round a cape, π. τὸν Ἄθων Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, of a hare, double, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 amplify, expand, λόγον Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV middle, bring into one's power, compass, ἰδίῃ π. ἑωυτῷ κέρδεα Refs 5th c.BC+; σωφροσύνης δόξαν π. Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect passive, to have come into possession of.., πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 appropriate mentally, comprehend, περιβάλλεσθαι τῇ διανοίᾳ τὰς πράξεις Refs; πολλὰ περιβεβλῆσθαι πράγματα to have aimed at learning many things, Refs 4th c.BC+; logically, ξύμπαντα τὰ οἰκεῖα.. γένους τινὸς οὐσίᾳ π. embrace, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.3 use circumlocution, κομψῶς κύκλῳ π. Refs
V throw beyond, beat in throwing: hence generally, excel, surpass, μνηστῆρας δώροισι Refs 8th c.BC+; π. ἀρετῇ to be superior in.., Refs 8th c.BC+
VI π. τὸ λουτρόν take a bath, Refs 3rd c.AD+
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parembalaliπαρεμβαλοῦσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | build | 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 | parembalamō | parembalame | parembalami | parembalama | parembalamē | parembalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | parembalasō | parembalase | parembalasi | parembalasa | parembalasē | parembalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parembalatō | parembalate | parembalati | parembalata | parembalatē | parembalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | parembalanō | parembalane | parembalani | parembalana | parembalanē | parembalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parembalavō | parembalave | parembalavi | parembalava | parembalavē | parembalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | parembalalō | parembalale | parembalali1×παρεμβαλοῦσιν | parembalala | parembalalē | parembalalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parembalameiō | parembalameia | parembalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | parembalaseiō | parembalaseia | parembalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parembalateiō | parembalateia | parembalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | parembalaneiō | parembalaneia | parembalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | parembalaveiō | parembalaveia | parembalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | parembalaleiō | parembalaleia | parembalaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | parembalasōr | parembalasar | parembalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parembalatōr | parembalatar | parembalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | parembalavōr | parembalavar | parembalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | parembalalōr | parembalalar | parembalalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | parembalamoiō | parembalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | parembalasoiō | parembalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | parembalatoiō | parembalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | parembalanoiō | parembalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | parembalavoiō | parembalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | parembalaloiō | parembalaloia |
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 | parembalarō | parembalari | parembalara | parembalarē |
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 | parembalarōntos | parembalarintos | parembalarantos | parembalarēntos |
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
parembal 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
parembalali“build”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 19:43“build”hoti hēkali hēmerais epi sin kai parembalali tois echthrois su charakon si kai …For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you …