◄ 3925. parembole ►
Strong's Lexicon parembole: Camp, encampment, barracks, army Original Word: παρεμβολή Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parembole Pronunciation: pah-rem-bol-AY Phonetic Spelling: (par-em-bol-ay') Definition: a camp, fort, castle, barracks, army in battle array. Meaning: The term παρεμβολή primarily refers to a camp, an encampment, or a barracks. It can also denote a fortified camp or a military encampment. In a broader sense, it can refer to a group of people encamped together, such as an army or a host. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb παραβάλλω (paraballō), meaning "to throw beside" or "to place alongside." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek term παρεμβολή corresponds to several Hebrew terms used in the Old Testament to describe camps or encampments, such as מַחֲנֶה (machaneh, Strong's Hebrew 4264), which is frequently used to describe the encampments of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. Another related term is מִשְׁמָר (mishmar, Strong's Hebrew 4929), which can refer to a guard or watch, often associated with military or protective encampments. Usage: The word παρεμβολή is used in the New Testament to describe both literal and metaphorical camps or encampments. It appears in contexts related to military settings, as well as in spiritual or symbolic applications. Context: • Literal Usage: In the New Testament, παρεμβολή is used to describe physical encampments or military barracks. For example, in Acts 21:34, it refers to the Roman barracks where Paul was taken for protection and questioning: "Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not determine the facts because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks." • Symbolic Usage: The term is also used metaphorically to describe the spiritual or communal gathering of God's people. In Hebrews 13:11-13, it is used to illustrate the separation of Christ from the traditional religious system, encouraging believers to go "outside the camp" to bear His reproach: "The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore." • Historical Context: In the ancient world, encampments were central to military operations and community organization. The use of παρεμβολή in the New Testament reflects both the physical reality of Roman military presence and the spiritual metaphor of the Christian community as a distinct and sometimes persecuted group. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3925: παρεμβολή παρεμβολή, παρεμβολῆς. ἡ (from παρεμβάλλω, which see); 1. interpolation, insertion (into a discourse of matters foreign to the subject in hand, Aeschines). 2. In the Maced. dialect (cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. et Alex., p. 30; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 377; (Winers Grammar, 22)) an encampment (Pclyb., Diodorus, Josephus, Plutarch); a. the camp of the Israelites in the desert (an enclosure within which their tents were pitched), Exodus 29:14; Exodus 19:17; Exodus 32:17; hence, in Hebrews 13:11 used for the city of Jerusalem, inasmuch as that was to the Israelites what formerly the encampment had been in the desert; of the sacred congregation or assembly of Israel, as that had been gathered formerly in camps in the wilderness, Hebrews 13:13. b. the barracks of the Roman soldiers, which at Jerusalem were in the castle Antonia: Acts 21:34, 37; Acts 22:24; Acts 23:10, 16, 32. 3. an army in line of battle: Hebrews 11:34; Revelation 20:9 (here A. V. camp), (Exodus 14:19, 20; Judges 4:16; Judges 8:11; 1 Samuel 14:16; very often in Polybius; Aelian v. h. 14, 46). Often in the Sept. for מַחֲנֶה, which signifies both camp and army; frequent in both senses in 1 Maccabees (); cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. 3:3. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance army, camp, castle. From a compound of para and emballo; a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia) -- army, camp, castle. see GREEK para see GREEK emballo Forms and Transliterations παρεμβαλουσιν παρεμβαλοῦσιν παρεμβολαί παρεμβολαίς παρεμβολας παρεμβολάς παρεμβολὰς παρεμβολή παρεμβολην παρεμβολήν παρεμβολὴν παρεμβολης παρεμβολής παρεμβολῆς παρεμβολών parembalousin parembaloûsin parembolas parembolàs parembolen parembolēn parembolḗn parembolḕn paremboles parembolês parembolēs parembolē̂s Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 19:43 V-FIA-3P GRK: σὲ καὶ παρεμβαλοῦσιν οἱ ἐχθροί INT: you that will cast around the enemies Acts 21:34 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν NAS: him to be brought into the barracks. KJV: to be carried into the castle. INT: into the barracks Acts 21:37 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν ὁ Παῦλος NAS: to be brought into the barracks, he said KJV: into the castle, he said INT: into the barracks Paul Acts 22:24 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν εἴπας μάστιξιν NAS: him to be brought into the barracks, stating KJV: into the castle, and bade INT: into the barracks having directed by flogging Acts 23:10 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν NAS: and bring him into the barracks. KJV: to bring [him] into the castle. INT: into the barracks Acts 23:16 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ NAS: and entered the barracks and told KJV: into the castle, and told INT: into the barracks he reported [it] Acts 23:32 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν NAS: on with him, they returned to the barracks. KJV: and returned to the castle: INT: to the barracks Hebrews 11:34 N-AFP GRK: ἐν πολέμῳ παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων NAS: put foreign armies to flight. KJV: turned to flight the armies of the aliens. INT: in war [the] armies made to give way of foreigners Hebrews 13:11 N-GFS GRK: ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς NAS: are burned outside the camp. KJV: are burned without the camp. INT: outside the camp Hebrews 13:13 N-GFS GRK: ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν NAS: out to Him outside the camp, bearing KJV: him without the camp, bearing his INT: outside the camp the reproach Revelation 20:9 N-AFS GRK: ἐκύκλευσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν τῶν ἁγίων NAS: and surrounded the camp of the saints KJV: compassed the camp of the saints INT: encircled the camp of the saints Strong's Greek 3925 11 Occurrences παρεμβαλοῦσιν — 1 Occ. παρεμβολὰς — 1 Occ. παρεμβολήν — 7 Occ. παρεμβολῆς — 2 Occ.