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

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.reɡ.bo.lɛ̌ː/ → /pa.reɡ.βoˈli/ → /pa.reɡ.voˈli/

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

Noun

πᾰρεκβολή • (părekbolḗ) f (genitive πᾰρεκβολής); first declension

1. Digression, extrapolation.
2. A digression, an extrapolation.
3. A commentary, a scholia, a compilation of critical remarks on a text or topic.

Declension

First declension of ἡ πᾰρεκβολή; τῆς πᾰρεκβολῆς (Attic)

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 têi părekbolêi	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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: parecbola
  • Portuguese: parébole

Further reading

• "παρεκ-βολή" in H.G. Liddell & al., A Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford: Oxford University Press.