παραβολή

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From παραβάλλω (parabállō, to set side by side) +‎ ().

Pronunciation

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Noun

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παραβολή (parabolḗf (genitive παραβολῆς); first declension

  1. a placing of two things side by side, juxtaposition
  2. comparison, illustration, analogy
  3. parable, proverb
  4. side by side meeting or engagement, broadside
  5. venture
  6. (astronomy) conjunction
  7. (mathematics) division
  8. (geometry) parabola

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

Noun

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παραβολή (paravolíf (plural παραβολές)

  1. (mathematics, geometry) parabola
  2. (literature, religion) parable
  3. comparison

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