Parabállō — G3846

Definition

verb

to throw alongside, i.e. (reflexively) to reach a place, or (figuratively) to liken

1. to throw before, cast to
2. to put one thing by the side of another for the sake of comparison, to compare, liken (Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, Josephus, Herodian)
3. reflexively, to put oneself, betake oneself into a place or to a person (Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, (Diogenes Laërtius); of seamen , εἰς Σάμον, Act 20:15 (put in at

Usually translated as

compare, arrive

Origin

from G3844 and G906

• pará (G3844)
• bállō (G906)

Occurrences

Parabállō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (1), Acts (1)

• Mark 4:30 — And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare (παραβαλωμεν) it?
• Acts 20:15 — And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived (παρεβάλομεν) at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.