ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΣ, παροιμιας
PAROIMIAS, paroimias
Sounds Like: pa-roy-MEE-as
Translations: of a proverb, of a parable, of a saying
From the root: ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a proverb, a parable, or a pithy saying. It is a compound word formed from the preposition παρά (para), meaning "beside" or "alongside," and οἶμος (oimos), meaning "way" or "path." Thus, it literally means "along the way" or "by the way," suggesting a common saying or a truth that is found along life's path. It is used to describe a short, popular saying that expresses some general truth or practical precept.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3942 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 18:29
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Peter — 2:22
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
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΝ — proverb, a proverb, parable, a parable, figure of speech, an allegory
- ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΩΝ — of proverbs, of parables, of dark sayings
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