Parable
παραβολήStrong’s G3850parabolē
Appears in 48 verses of the New Testament
In short
Parabolē is the Greek word usually translated “parable”, “parables” and “proverb”. It appears in 48 verses of the New Testament.
“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”
Meaning
Usually translated “parable”, “parables” and “proverb”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- parable 21
- parables 17
- a parable 9
- proverb 1
- a symbol 1
- a simile 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 18
- Matthew 16
- Mark 12
- Hebrews 2
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- Matthew 13:13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
- Matthew 13:18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
- Matthew 13:24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
- Matthew 13:31Another 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 13:33Another 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.
Greek dictionary
παραβολή parabolē · parable
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.). …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “parable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PAR'ABLE, noun
[Latin parabilis.]
Easily procured. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “parable”
PAR'ABLE, noun
[Latin parabola; Gr. to throw forward or against, to compare to or against; as in confero, collatum, to set together, or one thing with another.]
A fable or allegorical relation or representation of something real in life or nature, from which a moral is drawn for instruction; such as the parable of the trees choosing a king,; the parable of the poor man and his lamb.; the parable of the ten virgins,
PAR'ABLE, verb transitive
To represent by fiction or fable.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.