Paroimia means “parable” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3942 — liphnay (“before”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3942 παροιμία (paroimia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. paroimia (par-oy-mee'-ah) n. 1. apparently a state alongside of supposition 2. (concretely) an adage It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include proverbs, parables, heaven, spake, and things. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
paroimia (par-oy-mee'-ah) n. 1. apparently a state alongside of supposition 2. (concretely) an adage 3. (specially) an enigmatical or fictitious illustration [from a compound of G3844 and perhaps a derivative of G3633] KJV: parable, proverb Root(s): G3844, G3633
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3942. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
proverb
Usage: παροιμία, -ας, ἡ (πάροιμος, by the way), [in LXX. Pr title Pro.1:1 25:1, (מָשַׁל) subscr., Sir.6:35 8:8 18:29 39:3 47:17 * ;] __1. a wayside saying (Hesych.; see LS, see word), a byword, maxim, proverb: 2Pe.2:22. __2. In NT, of figurative discourse (as מָשַׁל, Isa.14:4, al.), a parable, allegory: Jhn.10:6 16:25, 29 (see Abbott, Essays, 82 ff.).† SYN.: παραβολή, q.v (AS)
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Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3942 (παροιμία) appears 8 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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4 indexed usages in New Testament.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the floodgates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, Who reigned in Israel;
5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Be willing to hear every godly discourse: And let not the parables of understanding escape thee.
Despise not the discourse of the wise, But acquaint thyself with their proverbs: For of them thou shalt learn instruction, And how to serve great men with ease.
They that had understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, And poured forth exquisite parables.
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3942.
And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the floodgates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, Who reigned in Israel;
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Be willing to hear every godly discourse: And let not the parables of understanding escape thee.
Despise not the discourse of the wise, But acquaint thyself with their proverbs: For of them thou shalt learn instruction, And how to serve great men with ease.
They that had understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, And poured forth exquisite parables.
He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, And be conversant in dark parables.
The countries marveled at thee for thy songs, And proverbs, and parables, and interpretations.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3942, grouped by book.
Paroimia (Strong's G3942) is a Greek word most simply glossed "parable". paroimia (par-oy-mee'-ah) n. 1. apparently a state alongside of supposition 2. (concretely) an adage
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's G3942 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3942 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as proverbs, parables, heaven, spake, things, and plainly. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3942, with linked reader references where each row is available.