noun · feminine

parembolas

Greekπαρεμβολή (parembolē)

Strong’sG3925

a camp, barracks, army in battle array

stem parembol-10 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

barracks6×camp3×armies1×

What it means

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;

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3925 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-em-bol-ay'

a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia)

Fromfrom a compound of G3844 and G1685;

King Jamesarmy, camp, castle.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	parembolas	parembolais
object accusative	parembolan7×παρεμβολήν	parembolain1×παρεμβολὰς
direct address vocative	parembolar	parembolair
of, belonging to genitive	parembolau2×παρεμβολῆς	parembolaiu
to, for dative	parembola	parembolai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

parembolstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

parembola 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

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

parembolan“barracks”objectaccusative singular7×

Acts 21:34“barracks”allois de allem tinem epifōnale en to ochlo; mē dunerōtou de autou gnōskara tem asfalem dia ton thorubon keleuata agirō auton eis tan parembolan.Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.

Acts 21:37“barracks”Mellarōtos tē eisagirō eis tan parembolan tos Paulos legatō to chiliarcho; Ei exestinatō mi legara tinem pros sin? tos de fēate; Hellēnisti gnōskasō?As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.

Acts 22:24“barracks”keleuata tos chiliarchos eisagirō auton eis tan parembolan, legaratos mastixai anetazirō auton hina epignōskateia dia han aitian houtōs epifōnale auto.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.

Acts 23:10“barracks”pollau de ginerōtau stasiau fobiratos tos chiliarchos mē diaspiteia tos Paulos hupo autoiu keleuata tem strateumem katabainaratem harpazara auton ek meseu autoiu, agarō tē eis tan parembolan.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

Acts 23:16“barracks”Akouaratos de tos huios tau adelfau Paulou tan enedran paragineratos kai eisercharatos eis tan parembolan apangellata to Paulo.But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Acts 23:32“barracks”ta de epaurion easaratois toin hippevoin apercherō sun auto hupostrefala eis tan parembolan;The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.

Revelation 20:9“camp”kai anabainala epi tem platem tau gēau, kai kukleuala tan parembolan toiu hagioiu kai tan politan tan agapirētan. kai katabainata purem ek tou ouranou kai katesthiata autoin;And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

parembolau“camp”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Hebrews 13:11“camp”heiu gar eisferitō zōeiu tem haimem peri hamartau eis teim hagieim dia tou archierevou, houteiu teim sōmeim katakaiitō exō tau parembolau;Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Hebrews 13:13“camp”toinun exercheneiō pros auton exō tau parembolau, ton oneidismon autou ferarōtois.Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.

parembolain“armies”objectaccusative plural1×

Hebrews 11:34“armies”sbennuala dunamian pureu, feugala stomeim machairau, dunamila apo astheniau, ginila ischurois en polemo, parembolain klinala allotrioiu;quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.