παρεμβολήparembolḗ
a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia)
Greek (New Testament) · G3925
Meanings
1. an insertion, interpolation (Æschin.).
2. In the Macedonian dialect (Rutherford, NPhr., 473), as a military term
(a) an army in battle array: Hebrews 11:34 (cf. Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:20, Judges 4:16, and elsewhere; frequently in Polyb.)
(b) a camp (Exodus 29:14, and elsewhere): Hebrews 13:11, Hebrews 13:13, Revelation 20:9
(c) barracks, soldiers' quarters: Acts 21:34, Acts 21:37, Acts 22:24, Acts 23:10, Acts 23:16, Acts 23:32, Acts 28:16.
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)
- ἐμβάλλωembállō · G1685to throw on, i.e. (figuratively) subject to (eternal punishment)
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Acts 21:34 Some shouted one thing and some another. Since he couldn’t find out the truth in all the uproar and confusion, he ordered that Paul be taken to the fortress.
- Acts 21:37 As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?” “Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised.
- Acts 22:24 The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.
- Acts 23:10 As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress.
- Acts 23:16 But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul.
- Acts 23:32 They returned to the fortress the next morning, while the mounted troops took him on to Caesarea.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.