Strong's Number G3942

Transliteration:

paroimia{par-oy-mee'-ah}

Word Origin:

from a compound of 3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633

TDNT:

5:854,790

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

proverb 4, parable 1

Total: 5

Definition:

a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual manner of speaking
1. a current or trite saying, a proverb
any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth
1. esp. a symbolic or figurative saying
2. speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use of similes and comparisons
3. an allegory
  1. extended and elaborate metaphor