Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
παραβολή (G3850)
50 παραβολή , -ῆς, ἡ ( παραβάλλω ), [in LXX (cf. McNeile, Mt. , 185): Nu 23:7 , De 28:37 , Ps 43 (44):14 , Pr 1:6 , Ez 12:22 , al. ( מָשָׁל ), Si 47:17 ( חִידָה ), al. mutt. in Si, Wi 5:3 ;] a placing beside , juxtaposition (Polyb., al.). a comparing , comparison (Plat., Arist., al.). a comparison , illustration , analogy , figure (Arist., al.): Mt 24:32 , Mk 3:23 , He 9:9 11:19 ; specif. of the pictures and narratives drawn from nature and human life which are characteristic of the synoptic teaching of our Lord, a parable : Mt 13:3 , 10 , Mk 4:2 , 10 , Lk 8:4 , 9-11 , al.; c. gen. ref., Mt 13:18 , 36 . Like Heb. מָשָׁל ( I Ki 10:12 , Pr 1:6 , Si 3:29 , al.), = παροιμία , a proverb or gnomic saying: Lk 4:23 5:36 6:39 . SYN. : παροιμία (v. Abbott, Essays , 82 ff.).
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