ἀλληγορέω
allēgoreō · speak allegorically
Greek word · Strong’s number G238 · appears 1 time in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
allēgoreō (ἀλληγορέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak allegorically”.
Speak in allegory: say one thing that stands for another.
How to say it
al·lē·go·re·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Galatians 4:24
These things are an allegory; for these women are two covenants: one from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery, which is Hagar.