ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙ, παροιμιαι
PAROIMIAI, paroimiai
Sounds Like: pah-roy-MEE-ah-ee
Translations: proverbs, parables, sayings, maxims
From the root: ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a proverb, parable, or a wise saying. It is often used to convey moral instruction, a deep truth, or a riddle. In the plural, it refers to a collection of such sayings, like the biblical book of Proverbs.
Inflection: Nominative or Vocative, Plural, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3942 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑ — proverb, parable, saying, a proverb, a parable, a saying
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙΣ — (to) proverbs, (to) parables, (to) sayings, (in) proverbs, (in) parables, (in) sayings
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΝ — proverb, a proverb, parable, a parable, figure of speech, an allegory
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΣ — of a proverb, of a parable, of a saying
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΩΝ — of proverbs, of parables, of dark sayings
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