Know the Word.

Greek word

parabolḗ

παραβολή

What it means

a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage

a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage

Where it comes from

from parabállō (παραβάλλω)

How the King James translates it

  • parable27
  • parables12
  • comparison1
  • proverb1
  • figure1

Every place it appears 42