The New Testament Greek Lexicon  Strong's Number:  3942 encodedOriginalWord Original Word Word Origin   παροιμία   from a compound of (3844) and perhaps a derivative of (3633) Transliterated Word Phonetic Spelling   paroimia   par-oy-mee'-ah MediaPlayer Parts of Speech TDNT   Noun Feminine   5:854,790  Definition   a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual manner of speaking a current or trite saying, a proverb any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth esp. a symbolic or figurative saying speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use of similes and comparisons an allegory extended and elaborate metaphor  Translated Words   KJV (5) - parable, 1; proverb, 4; NAS (5) - figurative language, 2; figure of speech, 2; proverb, 1;  Verse Count KJV NAS   John 3 2 Peter 1   John 3 2 Peter 1 Search This Resource   Choose a letter below to browse the alphabetical list: a b g d e z h q  i k l m n c o p  r s t u f x y w   Previous Next paroikos paroinos   Get The Fonts  Download Now!  · Windows Version  · MacIntosh Version  · Linux Version   How to Install …   Buy This Resource Thayer's $12.99  Shop All Greek Lexicons

Abbreviations Legend: TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament; Copyright Statement The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/. Bibliography Information Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Paroimia". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=3942>.