παροιμία
paroimia
“proverb”
Definition
apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and perhaps a derivative of G3633 (οἴομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
παροιμία appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
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