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 to them many things in similes, saying: ‘Lo, the sower went forth to sow,Matthew 13:10 · παραβολαῖςAnd the disciples having come near, said to him, ‘Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?’Matthew 13:13 · παραβολαῖς‘Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,Matthew 13:18 · παραβολὴν‘Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:Matthew 13:24 · παραβολὴνAnother simile he set before them, saying: ‘The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,Matthew 13:31 · παραβολὴνAnother simile he set before them, saying: ‘The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,Matthew 13:33 · παραβολὴνAnother simile spake he to them: ‘The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.’Matthew 13:34 · παραβολαῖς · παραβολῆςAll these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,Matthew 13:35 · παραβολαῖςthat it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, ‘I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.’Matthew 13:36 · παραβολὴνThen having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, ‘Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.’Matthew 13:53 · παραβολὰςAnd it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,Matthew 15:15 · παραβολὴνAnd Peter answering said to him, ‘Explain to us this simile.’Matthew 21:33 · παραβολὴν‘Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.Matthew 21:45 · παραβολὰςAnd the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,Matthew 22:1 · παραβολαῖςAnd Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,Matthew 24:32 · παραβολήν·And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer is nigh,Mark 3:23 · παραβολαῖςAnd, having called them near, in similes he said to them, ‘How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?Mark 4:2 · παραβολαῖςand he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:Mark 4:10 · παραβολάς.And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,Mark 4:11 · παραβολαῖςand he said to them, ‘To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;Mark 4:13 · παραβολὴν · παραβολὰςAnd he saith to them, ‘Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?Mark 4:30 · παραβολῇAnd he said, ‘To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?Mark 4:33 · παραβολαῖςAnd with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,Mark 4:34 · παραβολῆςand without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.Mark 7:17 · παραβολήν.And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,Mark 12:1 · παραβολαῖςAnd he began to speak to them in similes: ‘A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-wine-vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;Mark 12:12 · παραβολὴνAnd they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;Mark 13:28 · παραβολήν·‘And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: when the branch may already become tender, and may put forth the leaves, ye know that nigh is the summer;Luke 4:23 · παραβολὴνAnd he said unto them, ‘Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;’Luke 5:36 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake also a simile unto them—‘No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that is from the new.Luke 6:39 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a simile to them, ‘Is blind able to lead blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?Luke 8:4 · παραβολῆς·And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:Luke 8:9 · παραβολή;And his disciples were questioning him, saying, ‘What may this simile be?’Luke 8:10 · παραβολαῖςAnd he said, ‘To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.Luke 8:11 · παραβολή·‘And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,Luke 12:16 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a simile unto them, saying, ‘Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;Luke 12:41 · παραβολὴνAnd Peter said to him, ‘Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?’Luke 13:6 · παραβολήν·And he spake this simile: ‘A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;Luke 14:7 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,Luke 15:3 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake unto them this simile, saying,Luke 18:1 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth us always to pray, and not to faint,Luke 18:9 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:Luke 19:11 · παραβολὴνAnd while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.Luke 20:9 · παραβολὴνAnd he began to speak unto the people this simile: ‘A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,Luke 20:19 · παραβολὴνAnd the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.Luke 21:29 · παραβολὴνAnd he spake a simile to them: ‘See the fig-tree, and all the trees,Hebrews 9:9 · παραβολὴwhich is a simile in regard to the present time, in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered, which are not able, in regard to conscience, to make perfect him who is serving,Hebrews 11:19 · παραβολῇreckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive him.