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3942 - paroimia

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Strong's Concordance

Original word: παροιμία
Transliteration: paroimia
Definition (short): figurative
Definition (full): a byword, a parable, an allegory

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from paroimos (by the way)
Definition: a byword, a parable, an allegory
NASB Translation: figurative language (2), figure of speech (2), proverb (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From a compound of para and perhaps a derivative of oiomai; apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration -- parable, proverb.

see GREEK para

see GREEK oiomai

References

Strong's 3942: 6 Occurrences
KJV: This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
NASB: This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
KJV: These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
NASB: "These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.
KJV: His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
NASB: His disciples said, "Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not using a figure of speech.