ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΕΩ, αλληγορεω
ALLĒGOREŌ, allēgoreō
Sounds Like: al-lay-go-REH-oh
Translations: allegorize, speak allegorically
From the root: ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: To allegorize means to speak in a way that conveys a hidden or symbolic meaning, often using a narrative or story to represent abstract ideas or spiritual truths. It implies interpreting something in a figurative sense, beyond its literal meaning. This is a compound word formed from ΑΛΛΟΣ (allos, 'other') and ΑΓΟΡΕΥΩ (agoreuo, 'to speak publicly').
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0241 (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.
- ἈΛΛΗΓΟΡΈΩ — to allegorize, to speak allegorically, to speak figuratively
- ἈΛΛΗΓΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΑ — allegorized, being allegorized, things allegorized, matters allegorized
- ἈΛΛΗΓΟΡΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of allegorizing, of speaking allegorically, of interpreting allegorically
- ΑΛΛΗΓΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΑ — being allegorized, allegorized, spoken allegorically, explained allegorically
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