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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 - This was the message Balaam delivered:
“Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me!
Come and announce Israel’s doom.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - This was the message Balaam delivered:
“Rise up, Balak, and listen!
Hear me, son of Zippor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - and this is the message he delivered:
“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - This is the message Balaam delivered:
“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message:
“Amalek was the greatest of nations,
but its destiny is destruction!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message:
“Your home is secure;
your nest is set in the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - Balaam concluded his messages by saying:
“Alas, who can survive
unless God has willed it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - And one of those standing there said, “Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?”[fn] So that is the origin of the saying “Is even Saul a prophet?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke.
The Rock of Israel said to me:
‘The one who rules righteously,
who rules in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32 - He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - You have made us the butt of their jokes;
they shake their heads at us in scorn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I listen carefully to many proverbs
and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - for I will speak to you in a parable.
I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,
the words of the wise and their riddles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - “Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you will soon stop quoting it.’ Now give them this new proverb to replace the old one: ‘The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:44 - Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - “Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - “Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14 - A fire has burst out from its branches
and devoured its fruit.
Its remaining limbs are not
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. “This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, ‘He only talks in riddles!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“Put a pot on the fire,
and pour in some water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - In that day your enemies will make fun of you
by singing this song of despair about you:
“We are finished,
completely ruined!
God has confiscated our land,
taking it from us.
He has given our fields
to those who betrayed us.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - “But soon their captives will taunt them.
They will mock them, saying,
‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!
Now you will get what you deserve!
You’ve become rich by extortion,
but how much longer can this go on?’
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