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Lexicon :: Strong's G3850 - parabolē

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παραβολή
Transliteration
parabolē (Key)
Pronunciation
par-ab-ol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:744,773

Strong’s Definitions

παραβολή parabolḗ, par-ab-ol-ay'; from G3846; a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage:—comparison, figure, parable, proverb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's G3850 in the following manner: parable (46x), figure (2x), comparison (1x), proverb (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's G3850 in the following manner: parable (46x), figure (2x), comparison (1x), proverb (1x).

  1. a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle

  2. metaph.

    1. a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude

    2. an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated

    3. a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom are figuratively portrayed

    4. a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meaning

  3. a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force

    1. an aphorism, a maxim

  4. a proverb

  5. an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, a risk

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παραβολή parabolḗ, par-ab-ol-ay'; from G3846; a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage:—comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
STRONGS G3850:
παραβολή, παραβολῆς, ἡ (παραβάλλω, which see), the Sept. for מָשָׁל;
1. a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle, Polybius 15, 2, 13; Diodorus 14, 60.
2. metaphorically, a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude (Plato, Isocrates, Polybius, Plutarch): universally, Matthew 24:32; Mark 13:28; an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated, Mark 3:23; Luke 14:7; a thing serving as a figure of something else, Hebrews 9:9; this meaning also very many interpreters give the word in Hebrews 11:19, but see 5 below; specifically, "a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom, are figuratively portrayed" (cf. B. D., see under the words, Fable, Parable (and references there; add Aristotle, rhet. 2, 20, 2ff and Cope's notes)): Matthew 13:3, 10, 13, 24, 31, 33-35, 53; Matthew 21:33, 45; (Matthew 22:1); Mark 4:2, 10,(Mark 4:11),Mark 4:13,30,33f; (Mark 7:17); Mark 12:1,(Mark 12:12); Luke 8:4, 9-11; Luke 12:16, 41; Luke 13:6; Luke 14:7; Luke 15:3; Luke 18:1, 9; Luke 19:11; Luke 20:9, 19; Luke 21:29; with a genitive of the person or thing to which the contents of the parable refer (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 a.): τοῦ σπείροντος, Matthew 13:18; τῶν ζιζανίων, Matthew 13:36; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν παραβολή τιθέναι (literally, to set forth the kingdom of God in a parable), to illustrate (the nature and history of) the kingdom of God by the use of a parable, Mark 4:30 L text T Tr text WH.
3. "a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force; an aphorism, a maxim": Luke 5:36; Luke 6:39; Matthew 15:15 (Proverbs 1:6; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Sir. 3:29(27); Sir 13:26(25), etc.). Since sayings of this kind often pass into proverbs, παραβολή is
4. a proverb: Luke 4:23 (1 Samuel 10:12; Ezekiel 12:22; Ezekiel 18:2f).
5. an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, risk (in which sense the plural seems to be used by Plutarch, Aratus 22: διά πολλῶν ἑλιγμων καί παραβολῶν περαινοντες πρός τό τεῖχος (cf. Diodorus Siculus fragment book 30:9, 2; also variant in Thucydides 1, 131, 2 (and Poppo at the passage))); ἐν παραβολή, in risking him, i. e. at the very moment when he exposed his son to mortal peril (see παραβολεύομαι), Hebrews 11:19 (Hesychius ἐκ παραβολῆς. ἐκ παρακινδυνευματος); others with less probability explain it, in a figure, i. e. as a figure, either of the future general resurrection of all men, or of Christ offered up to God and raised again from the dead; others otherwise.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
10:12
Proverbs
1:6
Ecclesiastes
1:17
Ezekiel
12:22; 18:2
Matthew
13; 13:3; 13:10; 13:13; 13:18; 13:24; 13:31; 13:36; 13:53; 15:15; 21:33; 21:45; 22:1; 24:32
Mark
3:23; 4:2; 4:10; 4:11; 4:13; 4:30; 4:30; 4:33; 7:17; 12:1; 12:12; 13:28
Luke
4:23; 5:36; 6:39; 8; 8:4; 12:16; 12:41; 13:6; 14:7; 14:7; 15:3; 18:1; 18:9; 19:11; 20:9; 20:19; 21:29
Hebrews
9:9; 11:19; 11:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3850 matches the Greek παραβολή (parabolē),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak has brought me,
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
and come, denounce Israel!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - and he took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - And he took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
“Amalek was the first among the nations,
but its end is utter destruction.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - And he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - And a man of the place answered, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32 - He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - then I will pluck you[fn] up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - You have made us a byword among the nations,
a laughingstock[fn] among the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings from of old,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words of the wise and their riddles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - I will make them a horror[fn] to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - “Son of man, what is this proverb that you[fn] have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment[fn] of every vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:44 - “Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - “Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - “What do you[fn] mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - As I live, declares the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14 - And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots,
has consumed its fruit,
so that there remains in it no strong stem,
no scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of parables?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD:
“Set on the pot, set it on;
pour in water also;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you
and moan bitterly,
and say, “We are utterly ruined;
he changes the portion of my people;
how he removes it from me!
To an apostate he allots our fields.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own—
for how long?—
and loads himself with pledges!”
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