G3942Greekparoimían
παροιμίαν
apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e., (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
5
Total Occurrences
2
Books
0
Old Testament
5
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual manner of speaking
- 2a current or trite saying, a proverb
- 3especially a symbolic or figurative saying
- 4speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use of similes and comparisons
- 5an allegory
- 6any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth
Etymology & Derivation
from a compound of g3844 and perhaps a derivative of g3633