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G3942

παροιμία

paroimía

apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration

Lexicon

Derivation: from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and perhaps a derivative of G3633 (οἴομαι);

apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration

  1. apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage
  2. specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: parable, proverb

Usage

5 occurrences · 0 OT · 5 NT · 3 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • proverbs2 · 40%
  • proverb2 · 40%
  • parable1 · 20%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

παροιμίαν2παροιμίαις2παροιμίας·1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance