parable 4912 ## mashal {maw-shawl'}; apparently from 4910 in <br>
some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a <br>
pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as <br>
an adage, poem, discourse): -- byword, like, {parable}, proverb.<br>
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parable 3850 # parabole {par-ab-ol-ay'}; from 3846; a similitude <br>
("parable"), i.e. (symbol.) fictitious narrative (of common life <br>
conveying a moral), apoth gm or adage: -- comparison, figure, <br>
{parable}, proverb.[ql<br>
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parable 3942 # paroimia {par-oy-mee'-ah}; from a compound of <br>
3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633; apparently a state <br>
alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; <br>
specifically, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration: -- <br>
{parable}, proverb.[ql<br>
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