παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ

(παραβάλλω), [in LXX (cf. McNeile, Mt. 185): Num.23:7, Deu.28:37, Psa.44:14, Pro.1:6, Eze.12:22, al. (מָשַׁל), Sir.47:17 (חִידָה), al. mutt. in Sir, Wis.5:3 ;]

__1. a placing beside, juxtaposition (Polyb. al.).

__2. a comparing, comparison (Plat. Arist. al.).

__3. a comparison, illustration, analogy, figure (Arist. al.) : Mat.24:32, Mrk.3:23, Heb.9:9 11:19; specif. of the pictures and narratives drawn from nature and human life which are characteristic of the synoptic teaching of our Lord, a parable: Mat.13:3, 10 Mrk.4:2, 10, Luk.8:4, 9-11, al.; with genitive ref. Mat.13:18, 36

__4 4 Like Heb. מָשַׁל (1Ki.10:12, Pro.1:6, Sir.3:29, al.), = παροιμία, a proverb or gnomic saying: Luk.4:23 5:36 6:39

SYN.: παροιμία (see Abbott, Essays, 82 ff.) (AS)

a placing beside; juxtaposition; a comparing; comparison; a comparison; illustration; analogy; figure; a parable; a proverb