- Original: παραβολή - Transliteration: Parabole - Phonetic: par-ab-ol-ay' - Definition: 1. a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle 2. metaph. a. a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude b. an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated c. a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom are figuratively portrayed d. a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meaning 3. a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force a. an aphorism, a maxim 4. a proverb 5. an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, a risk - Origin: from G3846 - TDNT entry: 17:24,8 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G3846 ; a similitude (parable) that is (symbolically) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral) apoth gm or adage: - comparison figure parable proverb. Total KJV Occurrences: 38 • figure, 2 Hebrews 9:9; Hebrews 11:19 • parable, 25 Mat 13:24; Mat 13:31; Mat 13:33; Mat 13:34; Mat 13:36; Mat 15:15; Mar 4:10; Mar 4:34; Mar 7:17; Mar 12:12; Luke 5:36; Luke 6:39; Luke 8:4; Luke 8:9; Luke 12:16; Luke 12:41; Luke 13:6; Luke 14:7; Luke 15:3; Luke 18:1; Luke 18:9; Luke 19:11; Luke 20:9; Luke 20:19; Luke 21:29 • parables, 11 Mat 13:3; Mat 13:10; Mat 13:34; Mat 13:35; Mat 13:53; Mat 21:45; Mat 22:1; Mar 3:23; Mar 4:2; Mar 4:33; Mar 12:1