3942 + proverb + This parable + unto you in proverbs +/ . paroimia {par-oy-mee'-ah}; from a compound of 3844 + at + more + nigh + side + than + above + among + it at + before + down at + against + contrary + them before + that she had + them down at + stripes save + in the sight + unto you than + of himself more + when she was past + And when his friends + that which is against + unto him and he was nigh + such things as they give +/ and perhaps a derivative of 3633 + think + supposing + I suppose +/ ; apparently a state alongside of supposition, i .e . (concretely) an adage; specifically, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration: --parable, proverb .