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παραβολή G3850
G3850 is the Greek word παραβολή, transliterated parabolḗ. The King James Version most often renders it parable.
What it means
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage.
Where it comes from
from G3846 (παραβάλλω).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 42 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
Verses using παραβολή
The first 40 of 41 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 13:3 · KJV
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:13 · KJV
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:18 · KJV
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Matthew 13:24 · KJV
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Matthew 13:31 · KJV
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Matthew 13:33 · KJV
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Matthew 13:34 · KJV
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew 13:35 · KJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 13:36 · KJV
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Matthew 13:53 · KJV
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matthew 21:33 · KJV
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Matthew 21:45 · KJV
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Matthew 22:1 · KJV
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
Matthew 24:32 · KJV
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Mark 3:23 · KJV
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 4:2 · KJV
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Mark 4:13 · KJV
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Mark 4:30 · KJV
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Mark 4:33 · KJV
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark 4:34 · KJV
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Mark 12:1 · KJV
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Mark 12:12 · KJV
And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Mark 13:28 · KJV
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
Luke 4:23 · KJV
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luke 5:36 · KJV
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
Luke 6:39 · KJV
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luke 8:9 · KJV
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Luke 8:10 · KJV
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Luke 8:11 · KJV
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke 12:16 · KJV
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke 12:41 · KJV
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
Luke 13:6 · KJV
He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Luke 14:7 · KJV
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luke 15:3 · KJV
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luke 18:1 · KJV
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luke 18:9 · KJV
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke 19:11 · KJV
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
Luke 20:9 · KJV
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Luke 20:19 · KJV
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
Luke 21:29 · KJV
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
Common questions
What does Strong's G3850 mean?
G3850 is the Greek word παραβολή (parabolḗ), meaning a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage.
How is G3850 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it parable (27 times), parables (12 times), comparison (1 time), proverb (1 time), figure (1 time).
How many times does G3850 appear in the Bible?
παραβολή (parabolḗ) is tagged in 41 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3850 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G3846 (παραβάλλω).
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