Galatians 4:24

Are an allegory [ε σ τ ι ν α λ λ η γ ο ρ ο υ μ ε ν α]. N. T. o. Lit. are allegorised. From allo another, ajgoreuein to speak. Hence, things which are so spoken as to give a different meaning from that which the words express. For parable, allegory, fable, and proverb, see on Matthew 13:3.