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Lexicon :: Strong's G3850 - parabolē

Aa
παραβολή
Transliteration
parabolē (Key)
Pronunciation
par-ab-ol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:744,773

Strong’s Definitions

παραβολή parabolḗ, par-ab-ol-ay'; from G3846; a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage:—comparison, figure, parable, proverb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's G3850 in the following manner: parable (46x), figure (2x), comparison (1x), proverb (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's G3850 in the following manner: parable (46x), figure (2x), comparison (1x), proverb (1x).

  1. a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle

  2. metaph.

    1. a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude

    2. an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated

    3. a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom are figuratively portrayed

    4. a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meaning

  3. a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force

    1. an aphorism, a maxim

  4. a proverb

  5. an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, a risk

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παραβολή parabolḗ, par-ab-ol-ay'; from G3846; a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage:—comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
STRONGS G3850:
παραβολή, παραβολῆς, ἡ (παραβάλλω, which see), the Sept. for מָשָׁל;
1. a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle, Polybius 15, 2, 13; Diodorus 14, 60.
2. metaphorically, a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude (Plato, Isocrates, Polybius, Plutarch): universally, Matthew 24:32; Mark 13:28; an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated, Mark 3:23; Luke 14:7; a thing serving as a figure of something else, Hebrews 9:9; this meaning also very many interpreters give the word in Hebrews 11:19, but see 5 below; specifically, "a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom, are figuratively portrayed" (cf. B. D., see under the words, Fable, Parable (and references there; add Aristotle, rhet. 2, 20, 2ff and Cope's notes)): Matthew 13:3, 10, 13, 24, 31, 33-35, 53; Matthew 21:33, 45; (Matthew 22:1); Mark 4:2, 10,(Mark 4:11),Mark 4:13,30,33f; (Mark 7:17); Mark 12:1,(Mark 12:12); Luke 8:4, 9-11; Luke 12:16, 41; Luke 13:6; Luke 14:7; Luke 15:3; Luke 18:1, 9; Luke 19:11; Luke 20:9, 19; Luke 21:29; with a genitive of the person or thing to which the contents of the parable refer (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 a.): τοῦ σπείροντος, Matthew 13:18; τῶν ζιζανίων, Matthew 13:36; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν παραβολή τιθέναι (literally, to set forth the kingdom of God in a parable), to illustrate (the nature and history of) the kingdom of God by the use of a parable, Mark 4:30 L text T Tr text WH.
3. "a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force; an aphorism, a maxim": Luke 5:36; Luke 6:39; Matthew 15:15 (Proverbs 1:6; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Sir. 3:29(27); Sir 13:26(25), etc.). Since sayings of this kind often pass into proverbs, παραβολή is
4. a proverb: Luke 4:23 (1 Samuel 10:12; Ezekiel 12:22; Ezekiel 18:2f).
5. an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, risk (in which sense the plural seems to be used by Plutarch, Aratus 22: διά πολλῶν ἑλιγμων καί παραβολῶν περαινοντες πρός τό τεῖχος (cf. Diodorus Siculus fragment book 30:9, 2; also variant in Thucydides 1, 131, 2 (and Poppo at the passage))); ἐν παραβολή, in risking him, i. e. at the very moment when he exposed his son to mortal peril (see παραβολεύομαι), Hebrews 11:19 (Hesychius ἐκ παραβολῆς. ἐκ παρακινδυνευματος); others with less probability explain it, in a figure, i. e. as a figure, either of the future general resurrection of all men, or of Christ offered up to God and raised again from the dead; others otherwise.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
10:12
Proverbs
1:6
Ecclesiastes
1:17
Ezekiel
12:22; 18:2
Matthew
13; 13:3; 13:10; 13:13; 13:18; 13:24; 13:31; 13:36; 13:53; 15:15; 21:33; 21:45; 22:1; 24:32
Mark
3:23; 4:2; 4:10; 4:11; 4:13; 4:30; 4:30; 4:33; 7:17; 12:1; 12:12; 13:28
Luke
4:23; 5:36; 6:39; 8; 8:4; 12:16; 12:41; 13:6; 14:7; 14:7; 15:3; 18:1; 18:9; 19:11; 20:9; 20:19; 21:29
Hebrews
9:9; 11:19; 11:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3850 matches the Greek παραβολή (parabolē),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - And he took up his parable, and said,
From Aram hath Balak brought me,
The king of Moab from the mountains of the East:
Come, curse me Jacob,
And come, defy Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - And he took up his parable, and said,
Rise up, Balak, and hear;
Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - And he took up his parable, and said,
Balaam the son of Beor saith,
And the man whose eye was closed saith;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - And he took up his parable, and said,
Balaam the son of Beor saith,
And the man whose eye was closed saith;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said,
Amalek was the first of the nations;
But his latter end shall come to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,
Strong is thy dwelling-place,
And thy nest is set in the rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - And he took up his parable, and said,
Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 -
The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spake to me:
One that ruleth over men righteously,
That ruleth in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32 - And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 -
Thou makest us a byword among the nations,
A shaking of the head among the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 -
I will incline mine ear to a parable:
I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 -
When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword unto them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 -
I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 -
To understand a proverb, and a figure,
The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the fulfilment of every vision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:44 - Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14 - And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove it from me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
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