ἀλληγορέω

allēgoreō

to use an analogy

Strong’s G238Verb1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

allegorized1

In the text

Galatians 4:24ἀλληγορούμενα
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.

ἀλληγορέω, -ῶ
(ἄλλος, ἀγορεύω)
to speak allegorically (Cremer, 96 ff.): Gal.4:24.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.