Lexicon :: Strong's G238 - allēgoreō

ἀλληγορέω
Transliteration
allēgoreō (Key)
Pronunciation
al-lay-gor-eh'-o
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)
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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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