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παροιμία

paroimiaproverbHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences2 books4 verses

Definition

παροιμία, -ας, ἡ

(πάροιμος, by the way), [in LXX. Pr title Proverbs 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: 2 Peter 2:22.

2. In NT, of figurative discourse (as מָשַׁל, Isaiah 14:4, al.), a parable, allegory: John 10:6; 16:25, 29 (see Abbott, Essays, 82 ff.).

Synonyms: παραβολή, q.v

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παροιμία:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. John 10:6παροιμίαν · illustration
    Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
  2. John 16:25παροιμίαις · figures of speech; παροιμίαις · [this way]
    I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
  3. John 16:29παροιμίαν · figures of speech
    His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
  4. 2 Peter 2:22παροιμίας · proverbs
    Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”