ΠΑΡΟΙΜΊΑ: παροιμία, -ας, ἡ [ (< πάροιμος, by the way), [in LXX. Pr tit 1:1 25:1, (מָשָׁל) subscr., Si 6:35 8:8 18:29 39:3 47:17*;] ] 1. . a wayside saying (Hesych.; v. LS, s.v.), a byword, maxim, proverb: II Pe 2:22.
2. . In NT, of figurative discourse (as מָשָׁל, Is 14:4, al.), a parable, allegory: Jo 10:6 16:25, 29 (v. Abbott, Essays, 82 ff.).† SYN.: παραβολή, q.v.