ἈΛΛΗΓΟΡΈΩ, ἀλληγορέω
ALLĒGOREŌ, allēgoreō
Sounds Like: al-lay-go-REH-oh
Translations: to allegorize, to speak allegorically, to speak figuratively
From the root: ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to speak in an allegorical or figurative manner, conveying a deeper, symbolic meaning beyond the literal words. It is used to describe the act of interpreting or presenting something as an allegory, where characters or events represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. It is a compound word formed from ΑΛΛΟΣ (allos, 'other') and ΑΓΟΡΕΥΩ (agoreuo, 'to speak in the assembly').
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0243 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΛΛΗΓΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΑ — allegorized, being allegorized, things allegorized, matters allegorized
- ἈΛΛΗΓΟΡΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of allegorizing, of speaking allegorically, of interpreting allegorically
- ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΕΩ — allegorize, speak allegorically
- ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΑ — being allegorized, allegorized, spoken allegorically, explained allegorically
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