from a compound of 3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633
Source:
TDNT - 5:854,790
Kind:
n f
In AV:
proverb 4, parable 1
Count:
5
Definition:
1) a saying out of the usual course or deviating from the usual
manner of speaking
1a) a current or trite saying, a proverb
2) any dark saying which shadows forth some didactic truth
2a) esp. a symbolic or figurative saying
2b) speech or discourse in which a thing is illustrated by the use
of similes and comparisons
2c) an allegory
2c1) extended and elaborate metaphor