Greek root word (lemma) ‘παραβολή’ (parabolē)

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This root form (lemma) ‘παραβολή’ is used in 6 different forms in the Greek originals: παραβολάς (N-····AFP), παραβολή (N-····NFS), παραβολήν (N-····AFS), παραβολαῖς (N-····DFP), παραβολῆς (N-····GFS), παραβολῇ (N-····DFS).

It is glossed in 3 different ways: ‘a parable’, ‘parable’, ‘parables’.

Have 50 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘parabolē’ (noun) in the Greek originals

Mark 3:23 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘having called_to them in parables he was saying to them how’ SR GNT Mark 3:23 word 7

OET-LV: 23 And having _called _to them, he _was _saying to _them in parables: How is_ Satan/(Sāţān) _able to _be _throwing _out Satan? (MRK_3:23)

OET-RV: 23 But Yeshua addressed them: “How could Satan command himself? (MRK 3:23)

Mark 4:2 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘he was teaching them in parables many things and was saying’ SR GNT Mark 4:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And he _was _teaching them many things in parables, and was _saying to _them in the teaching of _him, (MRK_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 From there, he taught them many different things in parables, including this one: (MRK 4:2)

Mark 4:10 παραβολάς (parabolas) AFP ‘the twelve the parables’ SR GNT Mark 4:10 word 26

OET-LV: 10 And when he _became down/against/according _to alone, they with the twelve about him were _asking him the parables. (MRK_4:10)

OET-RV: 10 And when the crowd had left, the twelve apprentices asked him about the parables. (MRK 4:10)

Mark 4:11 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘who are outside in parables the things all is becoming’ SR GNT Mark 4:11 word 21

OET-LV: 11 And he _was _saying to _them: The mystery of _the kingdom of_ the _god has _been _given to _you _all, but to _those who are outside, all the things is _becoming in parables, (MRK_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 And he told them, “You’ve been given understanding about God’s kingdom, but for others, they’ll get it in parables (MRK 4:11)

Mark 4:13 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘to them not you_all have known parable this and how’ SR GNT Mark 4:13 word 7

OET-LV: 13 And he _is _saying to _them: You _all _have_ not _known the this parable, and how ˓will˒_you _all _be _knowing all the parables? (MRK_4:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then Yeshua said to them, “If you didn’t understand this parable, how will you understand any others? (MRK 4:13)

Mark 4:13 παραβολάς (parabolas) AFP ‘how all the parables you_all will_be knowing’ SR GNT Mark 4:13 word 15

OET-LV: 13 And he _is _saying to _them: You _all _have_ not _known the this parable, and how ˓will˒_you _all _be _knowing all the parables? (MRK_4:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then Yeshua said to them, “If you didn’t understand this parable, how will you understand any others? (MRK 4:13)

Mark 4:30 παραβολῇ (parabolaʸ) DFS ‘with what it parable we may present’ SR GNT Mark 4:30 word 18

OET-LV: 30 And he _was _saying: How may _we _liken the kingdom of_ the _god, or with what parable may _we _present it? (MRK_4:30)

OET-RV: 30 Again he said, “What could we liken God’s kingdom to? Or what parable could we explain it with? (MRK 4:30)

Mark 4:33 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘and with such parables many he was speaking to them’ SR GNT Mark 4:33 word 4

OET-LV: 33 And with_ many _such parables, he _was _speaking the message to _them, as they _were _able to _be _hearing, (MRK_4:33)

OET-RV: 33 And so as much as they could handle it, Yeshua shared the good message with them via many similar word pictures. (MRK 4:33)

Mark 4:34 παραβολῆς (parabolaʸs) GFS ‘without and parable not he was speaking to them’ SR GNT Mark 4:34 word 4

OET-LV: 34 and he _was_ not _speaking without parable to _them, by but himself to _his own apprentices/followers, he _was _explaining all things. (MRK_4:34)

OET-RV: 34 He never spoke without these illustrations, but he explained all of them to his close followers. (MRK 4:34)

Mark 7:17 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘apprentices/followers of him the parable’ SR GNT Mark 7:17 word 22

OET-LV: 17 And when he _came _in into the_house from the crowd, the apprentices/followers of _him were _asking him the parable. (MRK_7:17)

OET-RV: 17 When Yeshua came back inside, his apprentices asked him what he meant. (MRK 7:17)

Mark 12:1 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘he began to them in parables to_be speaking a vineyard a man’ SR GNT Mark 12:1 word 5

OET-LV: 12 And he _began to _be _speaking to _them in parables: A_man planted a_vineyard and put_ a_fence _around, and dug a_trough, and built a_tower, and rented _out it to_the_tenant _farmers, and travelled. (MRK_12:1)

OET-RV: 12 Then he started telling them some parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence and a moat around it and built a security tower. Then he rented it out and went off travelling. (MRK 12:1)

Mark 12:12 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘against them the parable he spoke and having left’ SR GNT Mark 12:12 word 15

OET-LV: 12 And they _were _seeking to _apprehend him, and they _were _afraid the crowd, because/for they _knew that he _spoke the parable against them. And having _left him, they _went _away. (MRK_12:12)

OET-RV: 12 And those leaders tried to arrest him because they knew that it was them that the parable was addressed to, but they couldn’t do it because Yeshua had the favour of the crowd, so they just left the area. (MRK 12:12)

Mark 13:28 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘fig_tree learn the parable whenever already the’ SR GNT Mark 13:28 word 7

OET-LV: 28 And learn the parable of the fig _tree: whenever the branch of _it may _become already tender, and may _be _sprouting _out the leaves, you _all _are _knowing that the summer is near. (MRK_13:28)

OET-RV: 28 “So learn a lesson from fig trees—whenever the branches green up and start sprouting leaves and then everyone knows that summer is close. (MRK 13:28)

Mat 13:3 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘to them many things in parables saying see came_out’ SR GNT Mat 13:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 And he _spoke many things to _them in parables saying: Behold, the one sowing came _out of _the time to _be _sowing. (MAT_13:3)

OET-RV: 3 where he told them many parables, saying, “Listen, a farmer went out to plant seed at that time of the year. (MAT 13:3)

Mat 13:10 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘for_reason why in parables you are speaking to them’ SR GNT Mat 13:10 word 12

OET-LV: 10 And the apprentices/followers having _approached said to _him: For/Because_ why _reason are _you _speaking to _them in parables? (MAT_13:10)

OET-RV: 10 After this, his apprentices came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” (MAT 13:10)

Mat 13:13 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘because_of this in parables to them I am speaking because’ SR GNT Mat 13:13 word 4

OET-LV: 13 Because _of this I _am _speaking in parables to _them, because seeing they _are_ not _seeing, and hearing they _are_ not _hearing, nor are _they _understanding. (MAT_13:13)

OET-RV: 13 That’s why I speak to them in parables, because when they look they don’t see, and when they listen, they don’t hear or understand, (MAT 13:13)

Mat 13:18 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘therefore hear the parable of the one having sown’ SR GNT Mat 13:18 word 5

OET-LV: 18 Therefore you _all hear the parable of _the one having _sown. (MAT_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 “So now listen concerning the parable about the person spreading seed. (MAT 13:18)

Mat 13:24 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘another parable he set_before to them saying’ SR GNT Mat 13:24 word 2

OET-LV: 24 He _set _before to _them another parable saying: The kingdom of _the heavens was _likened to_a_man having _sown good seed in the field of _him. (MAT_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then Yeshua told them another parable, saying, “The heavenly kingdom is like a farmer who’s planted good seed in his field. (MAT 13:24)

Mat 13:31 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘another parable he set_before to them saying’ SR GNT Mat 13:31 word 2

OET-LV: 31 Another parable he _set _before to _them saying, the kingdom of _the heavens is Similar to_a_seed of _mustard, which a_man having _taken sowed in the field of _him, (MAT_13:31)

OET-RV: 31 Another one of his parables went like this: “The heavenly kingdom is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. (MAT 13:31)

Mat 13:33 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘another parable he spoke to them similar’ SR GNT Mat 13:33 word 2

OET-LV: 33 Another parable he _spoke to _them: the kingdom of _the heavens is Similar to _leaven, which a_woman having _taken, hid _in in three satons of _wheat _flour, until all of _which was _leavened. (MAT_13:33)

OET-RV: 33 In another parable, Yeshua said, “The heavenly kingdom is like yeast, which a woman took and hid it in a month’s worth of flour, and eventually all of it rose.” (MAT 13:33)

Mat 13:34 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘spoke Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) in parables to the crowds and’ SR GNT Mat 13:34 word 7

OET-LV: 34 The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) spoke all these things in parables to _the crowds, and he _was _speaking nothing to _them without a_parable, (MAT_13:34)

OET-RV: 34 Yeshua told all these things to the crowds in the form of parables, in fact he said nothing that wasn’t a parable, (MAT 13:34)

Mat 13:34 παραβολῆς (parabolaʸs) GFS ‘crowds and without a parable nothing he was speaking to them’ SR GNT Mat 13:34 word 12

OET-LV: 34 The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) spoke all these things in parables to _the crowds, and he _was _speaking nothing to _them without a_parable, (MAT_13:34)

OET-RV: 34 Yeshua told all these things to the crowds in the form of parables, in fact he said nothing that wasn’t a parable, (MAT 13:34)

Mat 13:35 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘saying I will_be opening_up in parables the mouth of me’ SR GNT Mat 13:35 word 12

OET-LV: 35 so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken by the prophet saying: I _will _be _opening _up the mouth of _me in parables, I _will _be _uttering things having _been _hidden from the_foundation of_the_world. (MAT_13:35)

OET-RV: 35 so that that what had been written by the prophet would be fulfilled:
⇔ ‘I will be saying things that have been hidden since the creation of the world.’ (MAT 13:35)

Mat 13:36 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘explain to us the parable of the darnels of the’ SR GNT Mat 13:36 word 24

OET-LV: 36 Then having _sent _away the crowds, he _came into the house. And the apprentices/followers of _him approached to _him saying: Explain to _us the parable of _the darnels of _the field. (MAT_13:36)

OET-RV: 36 Then Yeshua left the crowd and went into the house. His apprentices followed him in and asked him for the interpretation of the parable about the poisonous black wheat in the field. (MAT 13:36)

Mat 13:53 παραβολάς (parabolas) AFP ‘finished Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the parables these he withdrew from_there’ SR GNT Mat 13:53 word 8

OET-LV: 53 And it _became when the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) finished the these parables, he _withdrew from _there. (MAT_13:53)

OET-RV: 53 After Yeshua had finished explaining the parables, he left that place (MAT 13:53)

Mat 15:15 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘interpret to us the parable’ SR GNT Mat 15:15 word 11

OET-LV: 15 And the Petros answering said to _him: Interpret the parable to _us. (MAT_15:15)

OET-RV: 15 But Peter asked him, “So interpret the parable for us.” (MAT 15:15)

Mat 21:33 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘another parable hear a man was’ SR GNT Mat 21:33 word 2

OET-LV: 33 Hear another parable: a_man was a_home _owner, who planted a_vineyard, and put_ a_fence _around to _it: and dug a_wine-press in it, and built a_tower, and rented_ it _out to _tenant _farmers, and travelled. (MAT_21:33)

OET-RV: 33 “Listen to another parable: A landowner planted a vineyard and fenced it, and he carved a wine-press in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to tenant farmers and moved away. (MAT 21:33)

Mat 21:45 παραβολάς (parabolas) AFP ‘the Farisaios_party the parables of him they knew that’ SR GNT Mat 21:45 word 10

OET-LV: 45 And the chief _priests and the Farisaios_party having _heard the parables of _him, they _knew that he _is _speaking about them. (MAT_21:45)

OET-RV: 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard those parables, they knew that he was talking about them. (MAT 21:45)

Mat 22:1 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘again spoke in parables to them saying’ SR GNT Mat 22:1 word 9

OET-LV: 22 And the Yaʸsous answering, again spoke to _them in parables saying, (MAT_22:1)

OET-RV: 22 Yeshua, still answering them, told another parable: (MAT 22:1)

Mat 24:32 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘fig_tree learn the parable whenever already the’ SR GNT Mat 24:32 word 7

OET-LV: 32 And learn the parable of the fig _tree: whenever the branch of _it may_ already _become tender and the leaves may _be _sprouting _out, you _all _are _knowing that the summer is near. (MAT_24:32)

OET-RV: 32 “So learn the parable about the fig tree: whenever its branches green up and leaves start to sprout out, you know that summer is coming. (MAT 24:32)

Luke 4:23 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘certainly you_all will_be saying to me parable this doctor heal’ SR GNT Luke 4:23 word 9

OET-LV: 23 And he _said to them: Certainly you _all _will _be _saying to _me the this parable: Physician, heal yourself, as _much _as we _heard having _become in the Kafarnaʼoum, also do here in the hometown of _you. (LUK_4:23)

OET-RV: 23 Then Yeshua answered them, “I’m sure you’ll all be telling me that parable about the doctor who needed to heal himself, because you’ll be wanting me to do here in my hometown what I did in Capernaum. (LUK 4:23)

Luke 5:36 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘he was speaking and also a parable to them no_one’ SR GNT Luke 5:36 word 4

OET-LV: 36 And he _was_ also _speaking a_parable to them: that No _one having _torn a_patch of a_ new _garment, is _putting _on it on an_ old _garment, but if not surely both the new will _be _tearing, and the patch which of the new not will _be _agreeing _together with _the old. (LUK_5:36)

OET-RV: 36 Then he went on to tell them this parable, “No one repairs their old clothes by putting on a patch of new material. If they did, the new patch will likely tear off again, plus it wouldn’t look right anyway. (LUK 5:36)

Luke 6:39 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘he spoke and also a parable to them surely_not is able’ SR GNT Luke 6:39 word 5

OET-LV: 39 And he_ also _spoke a_parable to _them: Surely _not a_blind one is _able to _be _guiding a_blind one? ˓Will˒_ not _be _falling both into a_pit? (LUK_6:39)

OET-RV: 39 Then Yeshua told them a parable: “Surely a blind person can’t be a guide for someone else who’s blind. Won’t both of them fall into a ditch? (LUK 6:39)

Luke 8:4 παραβολῆς (parabolaʸs) GFS ‘him he spoke by parable’ SR GNT Luke 8:4 word 17

OET-LV: 4 And a_ great _crowd Coming _together and of _the ones in the_city journeying to him, he _spoke by parable: (LUK_8:4)

OET-RV: 4 A large crowd gathered around Yeshua, including many who’d travelled out from the city, and he told them this parable: (LUK 8:4)

Luke 8:9 παραβολή (parabolaʸ) NFS ‘what this might_be parable’ SR GNT Luke 8:9 word 13

OET-LV: 9 And the apprentices/followers of _him were _asking him: What this? might _be the parable? (LUK_8:9)

OET-RV: 9 After this, his apprentices asked him, “What’s that parable all about?” (LUK 8:9)

Luke 8:10 παραβολαῖς (parabolais) DFP ‘but rest in parables in_order_that seeing not’ SR GNT Luke 8:10 word 19

OET-LV: 10 And he said: It _has _been _given to _you _all to _know the mysteries of _the kingdom of_ the _god, but to _the rest in parables, in _order _that seeing they _may_ not _be _seeing, and hearing they _may_ not _be _understanding. (LUK_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 “You’re permitted to know the mysteries of God’s kingdom,” responded Yeshua, “but the others get parables so that when they look, they won’t see, and when they listen, they won’t understand. (LUK 8:10)

Luke 8:11 παραβολή (parabolaʸ) NFS ‘and this the parable the seed is’ SR GNT Luke 8:11 word 5

OET-LV: 11 And this is the parable: the seed is the message of_ the _god. (LUK_8:11)

OET-RV: 11 “So this is what the parable means: the seeds are God’s message. (LUK 8:11)

Luke 12:16 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘he spoke and a parable to them saying’ SR GNT Luke 12:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 And he _spoke a_parable to them saying: The land of_a_ certain rich _man yielded _well. (LUK_12:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then he told them all this parable, “One time a rich man’s farm produced a really good harvest. (LUK 12:16)

Luke 12:41 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘to us the parable this you are telling or’ SR GNT Luke 12:41 word 12

OET-LV: 41 And the Petros said: master, are _you _telling the this parable to us, or also to all? (LUK_12:41)

OET-RV: 41 Then Peter asked, “Master, is that parable just for us, or is it for everyone?” (LUK 12:41)

Luke 13:6 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘he was speaking and this parable a fig_tree was having someone’ SR GNT Luke 13:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 And he _was _speaking this the parable: Someone was _having a_fig _tree having _been _planted in the vineyard of _him, and he _came seeking fruit on it, and he_ not _found any. (LUK_13:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then Yeshua told them this parable, “There was a landowner who’d planted a fig tree in his vineyard, and he went to see if it had any fruit on it, but there wasn’t any (LUK 13:6)

Luke 14:7 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘to the ones having_been invited a parable noticing how the’ SR GNT Luke 14:7 word 7

OET-LV: 7 And he _was _speaking a_parable to the ones having _been _invited, noticing how they _were _choosing the best _places, saying to them, (LUK_14:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then he told a parable to all the invited guests after he’d noticed them choosing the best places around the table, telling them, (LUK 14:7)

Luke 15:3 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘and to them parable this saying’ SR GNT Luke 15:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 And he _said to them the this parable saying, (LUK_15:3)

OET-RV: 3 So Yeshua told them this parable: (LUK 15:3)

Luke 18:1 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘he was speaking and a parable to them for the way’ SR GNT Luke 18:1 word 4

OET-LV: 18 And he _was _speaking a_parable to _them, because/for the way it _to _be _fitting always them to _be _praying and to _be_ not _losing _heart (LUK_18:1)

OET-RV: 18 Then he told them another parable about how it’s good to always be praying and not to become discouraged: (LUK 18:1)

Luke 18:9 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘scorning the others parable this’ SR GNT Luke 18:9 word 21

OET-LV: 9 And he_ also _spoke the this parable to some which having _trusted in themselves that they _are righteous and scorning the others: (LUK_18:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then Yeshua also told this parable to some who felt that they were guiltless before God because of their own goodness, and so they scorned others: (LUK 18:9)

Luke 19:11 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘these things having proceeded he said a parable because_of that near’ SR GNT Luke 19:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 And from _them hearing these things having _proceeded, he _said a_parable because _of that him to _be near of _Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and them to _be _supposing that the kingdom of_ the _god is_ immediately _going to _be _being _appeared. (LUK_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then Yeshua went on to tell a parable to those who heard all that, because he was getting near to Yerushalem and they had assumed that God’s kingdom was going appear straight away. (LUK 19:11)

Luke 20:9 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘the people to_be speaking parable this a man planted’ SR GNT Luke 20:9 word 10

OET-LV: 9 And he _began to _be _speaking this the parable to the people: A_man planted a_vineyard, and rented _out it to _tenant _farmers, and travelled many times. (LUK_20:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then Yeshua started telling this parable to the people: “Once a man planted a vineyard and rented it out to tenant farmers before heading off on his trips. (LUK 20:9)

Luke 20:19 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘against them he spoke parable this’ SR GNT Luke 20:19 word 35

OET-LV: 19 And the scribes and the chief _priests sought to _lay _on their hands on him, in the_same the hour, and they _were _afraid the people, because/for they _knew that he _spoke the this parable against them. (LUK_20:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then because the religious teachers and the chief priests knew that Yeshua had used that parable to speak about them, they tried at the time to capture him, but couldn’t, because they were afraid of the number of people around. (LUK 20:19)

Luke 21:29 παραβολήν (parabolaʸn) AFS ‘and he said parable to them watch the’ SR GNT Luke 21:29 word 3

OET-LV: 29 And he _said parable to _them: Watch the fig _tree and all the trees, (LUK_21:29)

OET-RV: 29 Then he told them a parable: “Watch the fig tree and all the trees. (LUK 21:29)

Heb 9:9 παραβολή (parabolaʸ) NFS ‘which is a parable for the time’ SR GNT Heb 9:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9 which is a_parable for the time which having _presented, in which gifts both and sacrifices are _being _offered, not being _able concerning conscience to _perfect the one serving, (HEB_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 This was an illustration intended for the present time when gifts and sacrifices are still being offered, but are not able to make the conscience of the one serving perfect— (HEB 9:9)

Heb 11:19 παραβολῇ (parabolaʸ) DFS ‘him also in a parable he received_back’ SR GNT Heb 11:19 word 16

OET-LV: 19 having _counted that even from the_dead to _be _raising him powerful was the god, whence him also in a_parable he _received _back. (HEB_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 Abraham had reckoned that God was powerful enough to bring him back to life from the dead, and in a manner of speaking, that’s what happened. (HEB 11:19)

Other possible lexically-related lemmas

Greek root word (lemma) ‘bolē’ with prefix=‘para’

Have 1 use of Greek root word (lemma) ‘bolē’ (noun) in the Greek originals

Luke 22:41 βολήν (bolaʸn) AFS ‘them about a stone throw and having knelt the’ SR GNT Luke 22:41 word 10

OET-LV: 41 And he was _withdrawn from them about a_stone throw, and having _knelt the knees, he _was _praying (LUK_22:41)

OET-RV: 41 Then he went on several metres, and kneeling on the ground, he prayed, (LUK 22:41)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DFP=dative,feminine,plural DFS=dative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular