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#3942 παροιμία paroimia {par-oy-mee'-ah}
from a compound of G3844 and perhaps a derivative of G3633;
TDNT - 5:854,790; n f
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual
manner of speaking
1a) a current or trite saying, a proverb
2) any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth
2a) esp. a symbolic or figurative saying
2b) speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use
of similes and comparisons
2c) an allegory
2c1) extended and elaborate metaphor
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From a compound of G3844 and perhaps a derivative of G3633; apparently a state alongside of supposition, that is, (concretely) an adage; specifically an enigmatical or fictitious illustration:—parable, proverb.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
- #3942.
- παροιμι´α
- paroimia; from πα´ροιμος paroimos (by the way); a byword, a parable, an allegory:—
- NASB - figurative language(2), figure of speech(2), proverb(1).
—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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AV - proverb 4, parable 1; 5
- parable
- John 10:6.
- proverb
- John 16:29. 2 Peter 2:22.
- proverbs
- John 16:25, 25.
—Exhaustive Concordance (KJV Translation Frequency & Location)
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