ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ, παραβολη
PARABOLĒ, parabolē
Sounds Like: pa-ra-bo-LEE
Translations: parable, a parable, proverb, a proverb, allegory, an allegory, figure, a figure, illustration, an illustration
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a short, illustrative story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson. It can also mean a proverb, a riddle, or a comparison. It is often used in the New Testament to describe the teaching method of Jesus, where he would use everyday situations to convey deeper truths. It is a compound word formed from 'para' (beside) and 'ballo' (to throw), literally meaning 'a throwing alongside' or 'a placing beside', implying a comparison.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3850 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 28:37
- 1 Samuel — 24:14
- Sirach — 1:25, 20:20
- Ezekiel — 12:22, 16:44, 18:2, 18:3, 20:49
- Micah — 2:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
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
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΑΣ — parables, proverbs, allegories, comparisons, illustrations, of parables, of proverbs, of allegories, of comparisons, of illustrations
- ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΕΣ — parables, illustrations, allegories, proverbs
- 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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