παροιμία
paroimia · figure of speech
Greek word · Strong’s number G3942 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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paroimia (παροιμία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “figure of speech”.
Comparison; a saying that teaches by means of an image, also a proverb (2 Peter 2:22).
How to say it
pa·roi·mi·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Speaking in images, a veiled comparison.
- A short saying people repeat because it holds a known truth.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- figure of speech ×2
- figures of speech ×2
- proverb ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 10:6
Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things were that he was saying to them.
- John 16:25
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- John 16:29
His disciples say, “Look, now you are speaking plainly and not using any figure of speech!
- 2 Peter 2:22
The saying of the true proverb has happened to them: A dog returns to its own vomit, and a sow, after washing, to wallowing in the mire.
And 1 more times.