G3850
παραβολή
parabolḗ
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
Lexicon
Derivation: from G3846 (παραβάλλω);
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: comparison, figure, parable, proverb
Usage
50 occurrences · 0 OT · 50 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- parables15 · 30%
- parable13 · 26%
- a parable12 · 24%
- the parable6 · 12%
- comparison1 · 2%
- proverb1 · 2%
- was a figure1 · 2%
- a figure1 · 2%
Inflected forms found in the text.
παραβολὴν22παραβολαῖς12παραβολήν·3παραβολὰς3παραβολῇ2παραβολῆς2παραβολή;1παραβολὴ1παραβολή·1παραβολήν.1παραβολάς.1παραβολῆς·1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.