ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΝ, παροιμιαν
PAROIMIAN, paroimian
Sounds Like: pa-roy-MEE-an
Translations: proverb, a proverb, parable, a parable, figure of speech, an allegory
From the root: ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a proverb, a short, pithy saying that expresses a general truth or piece of advice. It can also mean a parable or an allegorical saying, often used to convey a deeper spiritual truth in a veiled manner.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3942 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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, 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
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙ — proverbs, parables, sayings, maxims
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙΣ — (to) proverbs, (to) parables, (to) sayings, (in) proverbs, (in) parables, (in) sayings
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΣ — of a proverb, of a parable, of a saying
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΩΝ — of proverbs, of parables, of dark sayings
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