παραβολήparabolḗ

a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage

Greek (New Testament) · G3850

Meanings

1. a placing beside, juxtaposition.

2. a comparing, comparison.

3. a comparison, illustration, analogy, figure: Matthew 24:32, Mark 3:23, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 11:19; specif. of the pictures and narratives drawn from nature and human life which are characteristic of the synoptic teaching of our Lord, a parable: Matthew 13:3, Matthew 13:10, Mark 4:2, Mark 4:10, Luke 8:4, Luke 8:9-11, and elsewhere; with genitive ref., Matthew 13:18, Matthew 13:36.

4 Like Heb. מָשָׁל (1 Samuel 10:12, Proverbs 1:6, Sirach 3:29, and elsewhere), = παροιμία, a proverb or gnomic saying: Luke 4:23, Luke 5:36, Luke 6:39.

παροιμία.

Appears 50 times in the Bible.

Matthew 13:3 He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.
Matthew 13:10 His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
Matthew 13:13 That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
Matthew 13:18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds:
Matthew 13:24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:31 Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.

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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.