from a compound of G3844 and perhaps a derivative of G3633; apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration:--parable, proverb.
a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual manner of speaking
a current or trite saying, a proverb
any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth
esp. a symbolic or figurative saying
speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use of similes and comparisons
