Strong's Greek Concordance

G3925: παρεμβολή

parembolḗ · “barracks”

Definition

a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia)

KJV translates it as: army, camp, castle

Word origin: from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and G1685 (ἐμβάλλω);

Extended definition

παρ-εμ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(παρεμβάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מַחֲנֶה ;]
1. an insertion, interpolation (Æschin.)
2. In the Macedonian dialect (Rutherford, NPhr., 473), as a military term;
(a) an army in battle array: Heb.11:34 (cf. Exo.14:19-20, Jdg.4:16, al.; frequently in Polyb.);
(b) a camp (Exo.29:14, al.) : Heb.13:11, 13 Rev.20:9;
(with) barracks, soldiers' quarters: Act.21:34, 37 22:24 23:10, 16 23:32 28:16 (WH, txt., R, om.).†
παρ-εμ-βάλλω,
[in LXX frequently and chiefly for מַחֲנֶה ;]
1. to put in beside or between, interpose.
2. In late writers (Polyb., al., LXX) as technical military term;
(a) of soldiers, to draw up in line (frequently in 1Ma.2:32, al.);
(b) of siege works, to cast up: with accusative and dative, χάρακά σοι, Luk.19:43.†
(AS)

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How G3925 is translated

  • barracks ×3
  • barracks. ×2
  • camp ×2
  • barracks; ×1
  • the armies ×1
  • camp. ×1

Bible verses with G3925 (parembolḗ)

Parembolḗ appears in 10 verses.

  • Acts 21:34

    And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

  • Acts 21:37

    And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

  • Acts 22:24

    The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

  • Acts 23:10

    And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

  • Acts 23:16

    And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

  • Acts 23:32

    On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

  • Hebrews 11:34

    Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

  • Hebrews 13:11

    For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.

  • Hebrews 13:13

    Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

  • Revelation 20:9

    And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.