παραβολή
Alt. παραβολή, ἡ,
Etym. παραβάλλω
1. "juxta-position, comparison", Plat.
2. "a comparison, illustration, analogy", Arist.
3. "a parable", i. e. "a fictitious narrative by which some religious or moral lesson is conveyed", NTest.
4. "a by-word, proverb", id=NTest.