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

 

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

Descendants

  • → Latin: parecbola
    • Portuguese: parébole

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