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Lexicon :: Strong's G238 - allēgoreō

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ἀλληγορέω
Transliteration
allēgoreō (Key)
Pronunciation
al-lay-gor-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλλος (G243) and agoreo (to harangue, cf ἀγορά (G58))
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:260,42

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

ἀλληγορέω allēgoréō, al-lay-gor-eh'-o; from G243 and ἀγορέω agoréō (to harangue (compare G58)); to allegorize:—be an allegory (the Greek word itself).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G238 in the following manner: be an allegory (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G238 in the following manner: be an allegory (1x).
  1. to speak allegorically or in a figure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀλληγορέω allēgoréō, al-lay-gor-eh'-o; from G243 and ἀγορέω agoréō (to harangue (compare G58)); to allegorize:—be an allegory (the Greek word itself).
STRONGS G238:
ἀλληγορέω, -ῶ: (present passive participle ἀλληγοροὺμενος); i. e., ἄλλο μὲν ἀγορεύω, ἄλλο δὲ νοέω, "aliud verbis, aliud sensu ostendo" (Quintilian instt. 8, 6, 44), to speak allegorically or in a figure: Galatians 4:24 (Philo, Josephus, Plutarch, and grammatical writers; [cf. Meyer on Galatians, the passage cited].)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Galatians
4:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G238 matches the Greek ἀλληγορέω (allēgoreō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:24 - These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.
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