παρεκβολή
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From παρα- (para-, “near, alongside”) + ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ, “something tossed off; a digression”), from ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “from, out of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pa.reɡ.bo.lɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pa.reɡ.boˈle̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pa.reɡ.βoˈli/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pa.reɡ.voˈli/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pa.reɡ.voˈli/
Noun
πᾰρεκβολή • (părekbolḗ) f (genitive πᾰρεκβολής); first declension
- Digression, extrapolation.
- A digression, an extrapolation.
- A commentary, a scholia, a compilation of critical remarks on a text or topic.
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ πᾰρεκβολή hē părekbolḗ |
τὼ πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ tṑ părekbolā́ |
αἱ πᾰρεκβολαί hai părekbolaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς πᾰρεκβολῆς tês părekbolês |
τοῖν πᾰρεκβολαῖν toîn părekbolaîn |
τῶν πᾰρεκβολῶν tôn părekbolôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ πᾰρεκβολῇ tēî părekbolēî |
τοῖν πᾰρεκβολαῖν toîn părekbolaîn |
ταῖς πᾰρεκβολαῖς taîs părekbolaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν πᾰρεκβολήν tḕn părekbolḗn |
τὼ πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ tṑ părekbolā́ |
τᾱ̀ς πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ς tā̀s părekbolā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πᾰρεκβολή părekbolḗ |
πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ părekbolā́ |
πᾰρεκβολαί părekbolaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: parecbola
- Portuguese: parébole
Further reading
- "παρεκ-βολή" in H.G. Liddell & al., A Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford: Oxford University Press.