παροιμία paroimia · G3942

proverb

παροιμία, -ας, ἡ; (πάροιμος, by the way), [in LXX. Pr title Pro.1:1 25:1, (מָשַׁל) subscr., Sir.6:35 8:8 18:29 39:3 47:17 * ; ] ; 1. a wayside saying (Hesych.; see LS, see word), a byword, maxim, proverb: 2Pe.2:22. ; 2. In NT, of figurative discourse (as מָשַׁל, Isa.14:4, al.), a parable, allegory: Jhn.10:6 16:25, 29 (see Abbott, Essays, 82 ff.).†; SYN.: παραβολή, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παροιμ-ία, ἡ, ; proverb, maxim, saw, []; κατὰ τὴν π. as the saying goes, []; καθάπερ ἡ π.[]: in plural, of the Proverbs of Solomon, LXX ; 2 figure, comparison, []; 3 digression, incidental remark, []

Where it's used 5 times

John 10:6 · John 16:25 · John 16:29 · 2 Peter 2:22 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3942; TFLSJ G3942

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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