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G238

ἀλληγορέω

allēgoreō

Verb · From ἄλλος (G243) and agoreo (to harangue, cf ἀγορά (G58))

From G243 and ἀγορέω agoréō (to harangue (compare G58)); to allegorize:—be an allegory (the Greek word itself).

Outline

  1. to speak allegorically or in a figure

Usages

Galatians 4:24

Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

Breakdown

Which things are an allegory Apostle Paul is saying that the following is an allegory. Agar Hagar was cast out (Genesis 21:9-10).

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