παραβολή parabolē · G3850

parable

παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (παραβάλλω), [in LXX (cf. McNeile, Mt., 185): Num.23:7, Deu.28:37, Psa.44:14, Pro.1:6, Eze.12:22, al. (מָשַׁל), Sir.47:17 (חִידָה), al. mutt. in Sir, Wis.5:3 ; ] ; 1. a placing beside, juxtaposition (Polyb., al.). ; 2. a comparing, comparison (Plat., Arist., al.). ; 3. a comparison, illustration, analogy, figure (Arist., al.) : Mat.24:32, Mrk.3:23, Heb.9:9 11:19; specif. of the pictures and narratives drawn from nature and human life which are characteristic of the synoptic teaching of our Lord, a parable: Mat.13:3, 10 Mrk.4:2, 10, Luk.8:4, 9-11, al.; with genitive ref., Mat.13:18, 36 ; 4 4 Like Heb. מָשַׁל (1Ki.10:12, Pro.1:6, Sir.3:29, al.), = παροιμία, a proverb or …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παραβολ-ή, ἡ, ; juxtaposition, comparison, τῶν βίων []; ἐν παραβολῇ by juxtaposition, []; 2 comparison, illustration, analogy, τὴν π. ἀπρεπῆ πεποιῆσθαι []; π. δὲ τὰ Σωκρατικά (distinguished from λόγος, apologue) []; 3 NT, parable, []; type, Ep. Hebrew 9.9, 11.19. ; 4 by-word, proverb, []; in bad sense, εἰς π. ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι []; 5 objection to an argument, []; II moving side by side, ἐκ παραβολῆς [νεῶν] μάχεσθαι to fight a sea-fight broadside to broadside, []; III sidelong direction, obliquity, …

Where it's used 50 times

Matthew 13:3 · Matthew 13:10 · Matthew 13:13 · Matthew 13:18 · Matthew 13:24 · Matthew 13:31 · Matthew 13:33 · Matthew 13:34 · Matthew 13:35 · Matthew 13:36 · Matthew 13:53 · Matthew 15:15 · Matthew 21:33 · Matthew 21:45 · Matthew 22:1 · Matthew 24:32 · Mark 3:23 · Mark 4:2 · Mark 4:10 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 4:13 · Mark 4:30 · Mark 4:33 · Mark 4:34 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 12:1 · Mark 12:12 · Mark 13:28 · Luke 4:23 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 8:4 · Luke 8:9 · Luke 8:10 · Luke 8:11 · Luke 12:16 · Luke 12:41 · Luke 13:6 · Luke 14:7 · Luke 15:3 · Luke 18:1 · Luke 18:9 · Luke 19:11 · Luke 20:9 · Luke 20:19 · Luke 21:29 · Hebrews 9:9 · Hebrews 11:19 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G3850; TFLSJ G3850

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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