Greek word study

παροιμίαparoimía — an allegory, proverb

a cryptic saying, an allegory; a proverb, figurative discourse.

Translated in the King James as: parable, proverb

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Origin: from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and perhaps a derivative of G3633 (οἴομαι);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.