μετασχηματίζω
metaschēmatízō · G3345 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to change, to change from one form into another
To cause a change in the form of something
Examples2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:14 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
2 Corinthians 11:15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
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to apply to, to regard as applicable to
To relate something to something else on the basis of certain correspondences
Examples1 Corinthians 4:6 Now these things, brothers and sisters, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on your account, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one against the other.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- διάκονοςservant, deacon 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- οὗτοςthis 1
- σῶμαbody 1
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- σύμμορφοςsimilar in form 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 6 groups
- διάthrough+ σύyou 1
- εἰςto+ ἐμαυτοῦmyself 1
- εἰςto+ ἄγγελοςangel, messenger 1
- εἰςto+ ἈπολλῶςApollos 1
- εἰςto+ ἀπόστολοςapostle 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ ἐνέργειαworking, power 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- σωτήρsavior, deliverer 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- To change, to change from one form into another58.18
- This sense denotes disguising oneself in a different outward form. 2 Corinthians 11:13 describes false apostles as “deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.”
- To apply to, to regard as applicable to89.11
- This sense denotes applying a general principle to a specific case. 1 Corinthians 4:6 states, “these things...I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on your account.”
Word family 51 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : future μετασχηματίσω (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32)); 1 aorist μετεσχημάτισα; middle present…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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