parabola

Latin > English

parabola parabolae N F :: parabola (math.)
parabola parabola parabolae N F :: comparison; explanatory illustration; parable (L+S), allegory; proverb; speech

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

părăbŏla: ae, and părăbŏlē, ēs, f., = παραβολή,
I a comparison.
I Lit.: in omni parabole aut praecedit similitudo, res sequitur; aut praecedit res, similitude sequitur, Quint. 8, 3, 77; 6, 3, 59: qui simpliciter et demonstrandae rei causā eloquebantur, parabolis referti sunt, Sen. Ep. 59, 5.—
II Transf., in eccl. Lat., an allegorical relation, a parable, Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 5; Aug. quaest. Evang. 2, 45; Vulg. Job, 27, 1; id. Matt. 13, 3 et saep.—
   B A proverb, Vulg. 3 Reg. 4, 32.—
   C A taunting speech, Vulg. Hab. 2, 6.—
   D Any speech, esp. in phrase: assumptā parabolā, Vulg. Num. 23, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

părăbŏla,¹⁶ æ, Vulg. et surtout parăbŏlē, ēs, f., [t. de rhét.] comparaison, similitude : Sen. Ep. 59, 6 ; Quint. 8, 3, 77 || parabole : Tert. Marc. 3, 5 || proverbe : Vulg. 3 Reg. 4, 32.

Latin > German (Georges)

parabola, ae, f., s. paraboleno. II.

Latin > Chinese

parabola, ae. f. :: 譬喻