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)