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παραβολή

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
parabolē
Simplified transliteration: 
parabole
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3850
GK Number: 
4130
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
50
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
parable, an illustration that teaches in a story or extended figure of speech; proverb, a short pithy saying
Definition: 
a placing one thing by the side of another; a comparing; a parallel case cited in illustration; a comparison, simile, similitude, Mk. 4:30; Heb. 11:19; a parable, a short relation under which something else is figured, or in which that which is fictitious is employed to represent that which is real, Mt. 13:3, 10, 13, 18, 24, 31, 33, 34, 36, 53; 21:33, 45; 22:1; 24:32; in NT a type, pattern, emblem, Heb. 9:9; a sentiment, grave and significant precept, maxim, Lk. 14:7; an obscure and enigmatical saying, anything expressed in remote and ambiguous terms, Mt. 13:35; Mk. 7:17; a proverb, adage, Lk. 4:23

Greek-English Concordance for παραβολή

Matthew 13:3 And he told them many things in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), saying: “A sower went out to sow.
Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem)
Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), because seeing they do not see and hearing they do not hear nor do they understand.
Matthew 13:18 “Hear then the parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) of the sower:
Matthew 13:24 Jesus put another parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) before them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:31 He gave them another parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem), saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Matthew 13:33 He spoke another parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and put into three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Matthew 13:34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), and without a parable (parabolēs | παραβολῆς | gen sg fem) he told them nothing;
Matthew 13:35 so that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem); I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Matthew 13:36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) of the weeds in the field.”
Matthew 13:53 Now when Jesus had finished these parables (parabolas | παραβολάς | acc pl fem), he moved on from there.
Matthew 15:15 Then Peter answered him, saying, “Explain this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to us.”
Matthew 21:33 “Listen to another parable: (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 21:45 When the ruling priests and the Pharisees heard his parables (parabolas | παραβολάς | acc pl fem), they perceived that he was speaking about them.
Matthew 22:1 Once again Jesus spoke to them in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), saying:
Matthew 24:32 “Learn this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 3:23 So he called them together in parables: (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem) and began speaking to them in parables: (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem) “How can Satan drive out Satan?
Mark 4:2 And he taught them many things by parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), many things and in his teaching said to them: in teaching his
Mark 4:10 When he was alone, asked about him those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables (parabolas | παραβολάς | acc pl fem).
Mark 4:11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the mystery has been given of the kingdom of God, but to those but outside, everything is in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), everything is
Mark 4:13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem)? this Then how will you understand all the parables (parabolas | παραβολάς | acc pl fem)? will you understand
Mark 4:30 Then he said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what it? parable (parabolē | παραβολῇ | dat sg fem) can we use for it?
Mark 4:33 So with (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem) many parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem) such as these he spoke the word to them, as they were able to understand.
Mark 4:34 And without And a parable (parabolēs | παραβολῆς | gen sg fem) he did not speak to them; but privately but to his own disciples he would explain everything.
Mark 7:17 And when Jesus entered the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem).
Mark 12:1 And he began to speak to them in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem). “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it. He dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower; then he leased it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
Mark 12:12 And they were seeking to arrest him, but feared the people, for they knew that he had spoken the parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) against them. So they left him and went away.
Mark 13:28 “Now from the fig tree learn its parable: (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) As soon as its bough becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
Luke 4:23 And he said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard happened in Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.”
Luke 5:36 He also told a parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old garment. If he does, he both tears the new, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
Luke 6:39 He spoke to them also a parable: (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Won’t they both fall into a ditch?
Luke 8:4 As a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke using a parable (parabolēs | παραβολῆς | gen sg fem).
Luke 8:9 Now his disciples were questioning him as to what this parable (parabolē | παραβολή | nom sg fem) meant.
Luke 8:10 He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to the rest I speak in parables (parabolais | παραβολαῖς | dat pl fem), so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Luke 8:11 “Now this is what the parable (parabolē | παραβολή | nom sg fem) means: The seed is the word of God.
Luke 12:16 Then he told a parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to them, saying: “The land of a certain rich man produced a good crop.
Luke 12:41 Then Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to us or to everyone?”
Luke 13:6 Then he told this parable: (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
Luke 14:7 He began speaking a parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to those who had been invited when he noticed how they were seeking out the places of honor. He said to them,
Luke 15:3 So he told them this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem).
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to the effect that they should continue to pray at all times and never give up.
Luke 18:9 He also told this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) to some who were confident in themselves, because they were righteous, and treated others with contempt.
Luke 19:11 As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem), because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
Luke 20:9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants; then he went away for quite some time.
Luke 20:19 The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had spoken this parable (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) against them, but they feared the people.
Luke 21:29 And he told them a parable: (parabolēn | παραβολήν | acc sg fem) “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.
Hebrews 9:9 This is an illustration (parabolē | παραβολή | nom sg fem) pointing to the present time, during which the gifts and sacrifices being offered cannot perfect the worshiper so far as his conscience is concerned,
Hebrews 11:19 He considered that God was able to raise him up even from the dead, and, in a sense (parabolē | παραβολῇ | dat sg fem), he did receive him back from there.