Parabolḗ — G3850

Definition

feminine noun

a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage

1. a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle, Polybius 15, 2, 13
2. metaphorically, a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude (Plato, Isocrates, Polybius, Plutarch)
3. "a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force
4. a proverb
5. an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, risk

Usually translated as

parable, figure, comparison, proverb

Origin

from G3846

• parabállō (G3846)

Occurrences

Parabolḗ occurs 50 times in 48 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (16), Mark (12), Luke (18), Hebrews (2)

• Matthew 13:3 — And he spake many things unto them in parables (παραβολαῖς), saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
• Matthew 13:10 — And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables (παραβολαῖς)?
• Matthew 13:13 — Therefore speak I to them in parables (παραβολαῖς): because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
• Matthew 13:18 — Hear ye therefore the parable (παραβολὴν) of the sower.
• Matthew 13:24 — Another parable (παραβολὴν) put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
• Matthew 13:31 — Another parable (παραβολὴν) put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
• Matthew 13:33 — Another parable (παραβολὴν) spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
• Matthew 13:34 — All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables (παραβολαῖς); and without a parable spake he not unto them:
• Matthew 13:34 — All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable (παραβολῆς) spake he not unto them:
• Matthew 13:35 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables (παραβολαῖς); I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
• Matthew 13:36 — Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable (παραβολὴν) of the tares of the field.
• Matthew 13:53 — And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables (παραβολὰς), he departed thence.
• Matthew 15:15 — Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable (παραβολὴν).
• Matthew 21:33 — Hear another parable (παραβολὴν): There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
• Matthew 21:45 — And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables (παραβολὰς), they perceived that he spake of them.
• Matthew 22:1 — And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables (παραβολαῖς), and said,
• Matthew 24:32 — Now learn a parable (παραβολὴν) of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
• Mark 3:23 — And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables (παραβολαῖς), How can Satan cast out Satan?
• Mark 4:2 — And he taught them many things by parables (παραβολαῖς), and said unto them in his doctrine,
• Mark 4:10 — And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable (παραβολὴν).
• Mark 4:11 — And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables (παραβολαῖς):
• Mark 4:13 — And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable (παραβολὴν)? and how then will ye know all parables?
• Mark 4:13 — And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables (παραβολὰς)?
• Mark 4:30 — And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison (παραβολῆ) shall we compare it?
• Mark 4:33 — And with many such parables (παραβολαῖς) spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
• Mark 4:34 — But without a parable (παραβολῆς) spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
• Mark 7:17 — And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable (παραβολῆς).
• Mark 12:1 — And he began to speak unto them by parables (παραβολαῖς). A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
• Mark 12:12 — And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable (παραβολὴν) against them: and they left him, and went their way.
• Mark 13:28 — Now learn a parable (παραβολὴν) of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
• Luke 4:23 — And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb (παραβολὴν), Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
• Luke 5:36 — And he spake also a parable (παραβολὴν) unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
• Luke 6:39 — And he spake a parable (παραβολὴν) unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
• Luke 8:4 — And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable (παραβολῆς):
• Luke 8:9 — And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable (παραβολῆ) be?
• Luke 8:10 — And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables (παραβολαῖς); that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
• Luke 8:11 — Now the parable (παραβολῆ) is this: The seed is the word of God.
• Luke 12:16 — And he spake a parable (παραβολὴν) unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
• Luke 12:41 — Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable (παραβολὴν) unto us, or even to all?
• Luke 13:6 — He spake also this parable (παραβολὴν); A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
• Luke 14:7 — And he put forth a parable (παραβολὴν) to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
• Luke 15:3 — And he spake this parable (παραβολὴν) unto them, saying,
• Luke 18:1 — And he spake a parable (παραβολὴν) unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
• Luke 18:9 — And he spake this parable (παραβολὴν) unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
• Luke 19:11 — And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable (παραβολὴν), because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
• Luke 20:9 — Then began he to speak to the people this parable (παραβολὴν); A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
• Luke 20:19 — And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable (παραβολὴν) against them.
• Luke 21:29 — And he spake to them a parable (παραβολὴν); Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
• Hebrews 9:9 — Which was a figure (παραβολῆ) for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
• Hebrews 11:19 — Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure (παραβολῆ).