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.

[ql

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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