The Koine Bible

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παροιμία

Lemmaπαροιμία
Citation formπαροιμία, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossan allegory, proverb
Strong’sG3942
Transliterationparoimía
Definitionapparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
KJV glosses:--parable, proverb.
Derivationfrom a compound of and perhaps a derivative of
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