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

Further reading

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