παραβάλλωparabállō
to throw alongside, i.e. (reflexively) to reach a place, or (figuratively) to liken
Greek (New Testament) · G3846
Meanings
1. to throw to or beside, as fodder to horses (Hom., and elsewhere).
2. to lay beside, compare: Mark 4:30, Rec.
3. Reflexive, to betake oneself, come near; of seamen, to cross over: εἰς Σάμον, Acts 20:15.
4. In middle = παρα-βολεύομαι, see that word
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- βάλλωbállō · G906to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
- παραβολήparabolḗ · G3850a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 20:15 The next day we sailed past the island of Kios. The following day we crossed to the island of Samos, and a day later we arrived at Miletus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.