| Strong#: | 3942 // paroimia paroimia |
| Orig: | n f // from a compound of \\3844\\ and perhaps a derivative of \\3633\\ |
| NASB: | ==>figurative language(2), figure of speech(2), proverb(1). |
| AV=5 | ==>proverb 4, parable 1 |
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| Definition: | 1) a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual
manner of speaking
1a) a current or trite saying, a proverb
2) any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth
2a) esp. a symbolic or figurative saying
2b) speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use
of similes and comparisons
2c) an allegory
2c1) extended and elaborate metaphor
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| NASB: | a byword, a parable, an allegory: |
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