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3850 ~παραβολή~ parabole \@par-ab-ol-ay’\@ from 3846; n f AV-parable 46, figure 2, comparison 1, proverb 1; 50

1) a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle

2) metaph.

2a) a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitud:: 2b) an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrate:: 2c) 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 portraye:: 2d) a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meanin

3) a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force 3a) an aphorism, a maxi

4) a prover

5) an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, a risk