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ἀλληγορία (allegoria)

Greek term · 2 occurrences · 1 works

Short definition (LSJ): figurative, metaphorical language, Demetr.

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2 occurrences of this form in 1 works (dictionary form exactly as written, accents ignored, v/u and j/i as single letters; inflected forms not included).

Works using this form

• On the Life of the Wise Man made perfect by Instruction; or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham
  Philo of Alexandria · 2 occurrences

Example passages

…Αἱ δηλωθεῖσαι ἀποικίαι τῷ μὲν ῥητῷ τῆς γραφῆς ὑπ’ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ γεγόνασι, κατὰ δὲ τοὺς ἐν ἀλληγορίᾳ νόμους ὑπὸ φιλαρέτου ψυχῆς τὸν ἀληθῆ ζητούσης θεόν.…

Philo of Alexandria — On the Life of the Wise Man made perfect by Instruction; or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham · Read in context

Subjects

Biblical interpretation

Related terms in Latin (same subject)

• exegesis — Biblical interpretation
• hermeneia — Biblical interpretation
• sensus — Biblical interpretation
• typus — Biblical interpretation

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