ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛ‾Η‾, παραβολ‾η‾
PARABOL‾Ē‾, parabol‾ē‾
Sounds Like: pah-rah-boh-LEE
Translations: parable, proverb, allegory, a parable, a proverb, an allegory
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛΗ (parabolē). It refers to a parable, a proverb, or an allegory. In the New Testament, it is frequently used to describe the illustrative stories told by Jesus to convey spiritual truths. It can also refer to a comparison or a figure of speech.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3850 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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
- 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
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