Word Study · Strong's G238 · Greek

ἀλληγορέω

allegoreo

al-lay-gor-eh'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: allēgoréō

“to allegorize”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to allegorize

Rendered in the KJV as

be an allegory (the Greek word itself).

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occurrencein the New Testament
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New Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

ἀλληγορούμενα·1

How it is rendered · 1

allegorized;1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1

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Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 4:24ἀλληγορούμενα·allēgoroumenaverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralThese things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.here: allegorized;

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