3942

3942 παροιμία paroimia par-oy-mee’-ah

from a compound of 3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633; n f

AV-proverb 4, parable 1; 5

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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