3942
From Textus Receptus
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
