Strong's G3942 · Greek

παροιμία

paroimia · par-oy-mee'-ah

from a compound of 3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633; apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

παροιμία (G3942)

5 παροιμία , -ας, ἡ ( πάροιμος , by the way ), [in LXX. Pr tit 1:1 25:1 , ( מָשָׁל ) subscr. , Si 6:35 8:8 18:29 39:3 47:17 *;] a wayside saying (Hesych.; v. LS, s.v.), a byword , maxim , proverb : II Pe 2:22 . In NT, of figurative discourse (as מָשָׁל , Is 14:4 , al.), a parable , allegory : Jo 10:6 16:25 , 29 (v. Abbott, Essays , 82 ff.).† SYN. : παραβολή , q.v.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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