Greek word study
παροιμία G3942
- Transliteration
- paroimía
- KJV glosses
- parable, proverb
Lexical summary
apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage
specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage
specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information