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'''3942''' παροιμία ''paroimia par-oy-mee’-ah'' 

from a compound of [[3844]] and perhaps a derivative of [[3633]]; n f

[[AV]]-proverb 4, parable 1; 5 

:1) a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual manner of speaking 
::1a) a current or trite saying, a proverb 
:2) any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth 
::2a) esp. a symbolic or figurative saying 
::2b) speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use of similes and comparisons 
::2c) an allegory 
:::2c1) extended and elaborate metaphor

==See Also==
* [[Scriptures Containing 3942]]