παρεμβολή

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 4 March 2023

Etymology

From πᾰρεμβᾰ́λλω (părembắllō, “to insert, interpolate”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.rem.bo.lɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pa.rem.boˈle̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pa.rem.boˈli/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.rem.boˈli/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.rem.boˈli/

Noun

πᾰρεμβολή • (părembolḗ) f (genitive πᾰρεμβολῆς); first declension

insertion, interpolation
- 389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 205:
  ἑτέρων παρεμβολῇ πραγμάτων εἰς λήθην ὑμᾶς βούλεται τῆς κατηγορίας ἐμβαλεῖν.
  hetérōn parembolēî pragmátōn eis lḗthēn humâs boúletai tês katēgorías embaleîn.
  He seeks by insertion of extraneous matters to plunge you into forgetfulness of the charge.
(grammar) parenthesis; interjection
- 375 BCE – 275 BCE, Alexis, Fig. 25
- Tiberius, de Figuris 48
drawing up in battle-order
- 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, 11 32.6
1. company of soldiers
  - 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 33.8:
    τί ταῦτά σοι ἐστί, πᾶσαι αἱ παρεμβολαί αὗται, αἷς ἀπήντηκα;
    tí taûtá soi estí, pâsai hai parembolaí haûtai, haîs apḗntēka?
    What do you mean by all this company which I met?
2. encampment
  - 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Exodus 14.19:
    ἐξῇρε δὲ ὁ ἄγγελος τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ προπορευόμενος τῆς παρεμβολῆς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐκ τῶν ὄπισθεν
    exēîre dè ho ángelos toû Theoû ho proporeuómenos tês parembolês tôn huiôn Israḕl kaì eporeúthē ek tôn ópisthen
    The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them
(in boxing and wrestling, with βάλλω (bállō)) the act of tripping (an opponent) by twisting the leg
- 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Swift-of-Foot 60
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.638f

Declension

First declension of ἡ πᾰρεμβολή; τῆς πᾰρεμβολῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πᾰρεμβολή hē părembolḗ	τὼ πᾰρεμβολᾱ́ tṑ părembolā́	αἱ πᾰρεμβολαί hai părembolaí
Genitive	τῆς πᾰρεμβολῆς tês părembolês	τοῖν πᾰρεμβολαῖν toîn părembolaîn	τῶν πᾰρεμβολῶν tôn părembolôn
Dative	τῇ πᾰρεμβολῇ tēî părembolēî	τοῖν πᾰρεμβολαῖν toîn părembolaîn	ταῖς πᾰρεμβολαῖς taîs părembolaîs
Accusative	τὴν πᾰρεμβολήν tḕn părembolḗn	τὼ πᾰρεμβολᾱ́ tṑ părembolā́	τᾱ̀ς πᾰρεμβολᾱ́ς tā̀s părembolā́s
Vocative	πᾰρεμβολή părembolḗ	πᾰρεμβολᾱ́ părembolā́	πᾰρεμβολαί părembolaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(interjection): ἐπῐφώνημᾰ (epĭphṓnēmă)
(encampment): πᾰρέμβλησῐς (părémblēsĭs)

Derived terms

πᾰρεμβολῐκός (părembolĭkós)
πᾰρεμβολοειδής (păremboloeidḗs)
πᾰρεμβολοθέτης (părembolothétēs)

Descendants

→ English: parembole (learned)