ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΑΣ, παραβολας
PARABOLAS, parabolas
Sounds Like: pa-ra-bo-LAS
Translations: parables, proverbs, allegories, comparisons, illustrations, of parables, of proverbs, of allegories, of comparisons, of illustrations
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a parable, proverb, or allegory, often used as a comparison or illustration to convey a moral or spiritual truth. It is a compound word formed from 'para' (beside) and 'ballo' (to throw), literally meaning 'a placing beside' or 'a comparison'. In the provided context, it is used in the plural to refer to multiple such sayings or stories.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative or Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3850 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΑΙ — parables, proverbs, allegories, figures of speech, (to) parables, (to) proverbs, (to) allegories, (to) figures of speech
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΑΙΣ — (to) parables, (by) parables, (in) parables, (to) proverbs, (by) proverbs, (in) proverbs, (to) allegories, (by) allegories, (in) allegories
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΕΣ — parables, illustrations, allegories, proverbs
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ — parable, a parable, proverb, a proverb, allegory, an allegory, figure, a figure, illustration, an illustration
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗΝ — a parable, parable, a proverb, proverb, an allegory, allegory, a figure, figure, a comparison, comparison
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗΣ — of a parable, of a proverb, of a figure, of a type, of an illustration, of a comparison
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΩ — (to) a parable, (to) a proverb, (to) a riddle, (to) a figure of speech, (to) a comparison
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΩΝ — of parables
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛ‾Η‾ — parable, proverb, allegory, a parable, a proverb, an allegory
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