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 • (parekbolḗ) 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 parekbolḗ	τὼ πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ tṑ parekbolā́	αἱ πᾰρεκβολαί hai parekbolaí
Genitive	τῆς πᾰρεκβολῆς tês parekbolês	τοῖν πᾰρεκβολαῖν toîn parekbolaîn	τῶν πᾰρεκβολῶν tôn parekbolôn
Dative	τῇ πᾰρεκβολῇ têi parekbolêi	τοῖν πᾰρεκβολαῖν toîn parekbolaîn	ταῖς πᾰρεκβολαῖς taîs parekbolaîs
Accusative	τὴν πᾰρεκβολήν tḕn parekbolḗn	τὼ πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ tṑ parekbolā́	τᾱ̀ς πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ς tā̀s parekbolā́s
Vocative	πᾰρεκβολή parekbolḗ	πᾰρεκβολᾱ́ parekbolā́	πᾰρεκβολαί parekbolaí
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.