allegory 04911 ## mashal {maw-shal'} ; denominative from 04912 ; to liken , i . e . (transitively) to use figurative language (an {allegory} , adage , song or the like) ; intransitively , to resemble : -- be (- come) like , compare , use (as a) proverb , speak (in proverbs) , utter .
allegory 0238 - allegoreo {al-lay-gor-eh'-o}; from 0243 and agoreo (to harangue [compare 0058]); to allegorize: -- be an {allegory} [the Greek word itself.].