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Redirected from παραβοληϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗΣ, παραβολης

PARABOLĒS, parabolēs

Sounds Like: pah-rah-boh-LEES

Translations: of a parable, of a proverb, of a figure, of a type, of an illustration, of a comparison

From the root: ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a parable, a proverb, or a figure of speech. It is often used in the context of a story or saying that conveys a moral or spiritual lesson, especially as taught by Jesus in the Gospels. It can also refer to a comparison or an illustration used to explain something.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3850 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
  • Parable 5 — 6:8
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
  • 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
  • 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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