Dictionary entry

παρεμβολή

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

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: He 11:34 (cf. Ex 14:19, 20, Jg 4:16, al.; freq. in Polyb.);

(b) a camp (Ex 29:14, al.): He 13:11, 13, Re 20:9;

(c) barracks, soldiers' quarters: Ac 21:34, 3722:2423:10, 16, 3228:16 (WH, txt., R, om.).†