μορφόω
morphóō · G3445 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to form the nature of
(Derivative of μορφή ‘nature, character,’) To cause something to have a certain form or nature
ExamplesGalatians 4:19 My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you—
How it’s used In 3 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
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ΧριστόςChrist, Messiah 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin+ σύyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- μέχριuntil, as far as 2
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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Near synonyms 1 word
- πλάσσω plássō · G4111 · to form, to fashion, to make
- Greek verb meaning to mold or form, used both literally (forming clay) and figuratively (God forming humanity). Overlaps with μορφόω in the sense of shaping or fashioning something into a particular form or nature.
In the other Testament 1 word
- יָצַר yâtsar · H3335 · to form, to fashion, to frame
- Hebrew verb for forming or fashioning, used both literally (pottery, creating) and figuratively (God forming humanity or character). Direct translation equivalent for μορφόω's sense of shaping/forming nature or character.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To form the nature of58.4
- This sense denotes the process of shaping someone's essential character. Galatians 4:19 has Paul describe his labor pains “until Christ is formed in you.”
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon μόρφω: 1 aor passive subjunctive 3 person singular μορφωθῇ; (cf. μορφή, at the…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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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