Bible Dictionary
ALLEGE
To allege, in older biblical English, meant to set forth or demonstrate rather than merely assert an unproved claim. Paul alleged or explained the scriptural case for Christ.
Definition
In older biblical English, to allege meant to set forth, explain, or demonstrate, rather than merely assert an unproved claim.
Biblical Usage
Paul alleged or demonstrated the scriptural case that the Christ must suffer and rise again.
Historical Background
The underlying Greek expression means “to set forth,” so the biblical usage is approximately equivalent to “to prove.”
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-lej' ("paratithemi," "to set forth," Ac 17:3): It is not used in the English Bible in its more modern and usual sense, "to assert," but is about equivalent to "to prove."</p>