παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ (παραβάλλω), [in LXX (cf. McNeile, Mt., 185): Num.23:7, Deu.28:37, Psa.44:14, Pro.1:6, Eze.12:22, al. (מָשַׁל), Sir.47:17 (חִידָה), al. mutt. in Sir, Wis.5:3 ;] 1. a placing beside, juxtaposition (Polyb., al.). 2. a comparing, comparison (Plat., Arist., al.). 3. a comparison, illustration, analogy, figure (Arist., al.) : Mat.24:32, Mrk.3:23, Heb.9:9 11:19; specif. of the pictures and narratives drawn from nature and human life which are characteristic of the synoptic teaching of our Lord, a parable: Mat.13:3, 10 Mrk.4:2, 10, Luk.8:4, 9-11, al.; with genitive ref., Mat.13:18, 36 4 4 Like Heb. מָשַׁל (1Ki.10:12, Pro.1:6, Sir.3:29, al.), = παροιμία, a proverb or gnomic saying: Luk.4:23 5:36 6:39 SYN.: παροιμία (see Abbott, Essays, 82 ff.) (AS)
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G3850 — παραβολή
parabolē · parable · Greek
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Matthew 13:3 · παραβολαῖςAnd he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;Matthew 13:10 · παραβολαῖςAnd the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?Matthew 13:13 · παραβολαῖςTherefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.Matthew 13:18 · παραβολὴνHear ye therefore the parable of the sower.Matthew 13:24 · παραβολὴνAnother parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:Matthew 13:31 · παραβολὴνAnother parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:Matthew 13:33 · παραβολὴνAnother parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.Matthew 13:34 · παραβολαῖς · παραβολῆςAll these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:Matthew 13:35 · παραβολαῖςThat it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.Matthew 13:36 · παραβολὴνThen Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.Matthew 13:53 · παραβολὰςAnd it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.Matthew 15:15 · παραβολὴνThen answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.Matthew 21:33 · παραβολὴνHear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:Matthew 21:45 · παραβολὰςAnd when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.Matthew 22:1 · παραβολαῖςAnd Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,Matthew 24:32 · παραβολήν·Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:Mark 3:23 · παραβολαῖςAnd he called them [unto him], and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?Mark 4:2 · παραβολαῖςAnd he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,Mark 4:10 · παραβολάς.And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.Mark 4:11 · παραβολαῖςAnd he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all [these] things are done in parables:Mark 4:13 · παραβολὴν · παραβολὰςAnd he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?Mark 4:30 · παραβολῇAnd he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?Mark 4:33 · παραβολαῖςAnd with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].Mark 4:34 · παραβολῆςBut without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.Mark 7:17 · παραβολήν.And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.Mark 12:1 · παραβολαῖςAnd he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.Mark 12:12 · παραβολὴνAnd they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.Mark 13:28 · παραβολήν·Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:Luke 4:23 · παραβολὴνAnd he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.Luke 5:36 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new agreeth not with the old.Luke 6:39 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?Luke 8:4 · παραβολῆς·And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:Luke 8:9 · παραβολή;And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?Luke 8:10 · παραβολαῖςAnd he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.Luke 8:11 · παραβολή·Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.Luke 12:16 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:Luke 12:41 · παραβολὴνThen Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?Luke 13:6 · παραβολήν·He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.Luke 14:7 · παραβολὴνAnd he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,Luke 15:3 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake this parable unto them, saying,Luke 18:1 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;Luke 18:9 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:Luke 19:11 · παραβολὴνAnd as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.Luke 20:9 · παραβολὴνThen began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.Luke 20:19 · παραβολὴνAnd the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.Luke 21:29 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;Hebrews 9:9 · παραβολὴWhich [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;Hebrews 11:19 · παραβολῇAccounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.