G3942 · παροιμία
paroimía · proverb, parable
G3942 (paroimía) is the Greek word παροιμία in Strong’s dictionary: apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage. It appears 5 times in 4 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- παροιμία (Greek)
- Transliteration
- paroimía
- Derivation
- from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and perhaps a derivative of G3633 (οἴομαι);
- Definition
- apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
- Rendered in the KJV
- parable, proverb
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
5 occurrences in 4 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “figures of speech” ×2
- “illustration” ×1
- “proverbs” ×1
- “this way” ×1
By book
John 3 · 2 Peter 1
Verses
Related words
Numbers that share a root with G3942.