parable 4912 ## mashal {maw-shawl'}; apparently from 4910 in 
some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a 
pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as 
an adage, poem, discourse): -- byword, like, {parable}, proverb.
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parable 3850 # parabole {par-ab-ol-ay'}; from 3846; a similitude 
("parable"), i.e. (symbol.) fictitious narrative (of common life 
conveying a moral), apoth gm or adage: -- comparison, figure, 
{parable}, proverb.[ql

parable 3942 # paroimia {par-oy-mee'-ah}; from a compound of 
3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633; apparently a state 
alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; 
specifically, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration: -- 
{parable}, proverb.[ql

 

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