ΠΡΟΕΜΒΑΛΕΙΝ, προεμβαλειν
PROEMBALEIN, proembalein
Sounds Like: pro-em-BAL-lain
Translations: to throw forward, to cast forward, to put forward, to advance
From the root: ΠΡΟΕΜΒΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'πρό' (pro), meaning 'before' or 'forward', and 'ἐμβάλλω' (emballō), meaning 'to throw in' or 'to cast'. Therefore, 'προεμβάλλειν' means to throw or cast something forward, or to advance. It can be used in various contexts, such as throwing a spear forward, or advancing troops.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G4253 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1688 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 14:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΕΜΒΑΛΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΕΜΒΑΛΛΩ — to throw before, to cast before, to throw forward, to cast forward
- ΠΡΟΕΜΒΑΛΟΥΝΤΑΣ — sending ahead, throwing ahead, casting ahead, dispatching ahead
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