παραβολή

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 2 February 2014

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

παραβολή (parabolḗ) f (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

Declension

Descendants

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

Noun

παραβολή (paravolí) f (plural παραβολές)

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

Declension

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