μόρφωσις
mórphōsis · G3446 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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embodiment, full content, essential features
The embodiment of the essential features and qualities of something
ExamplesRomans 2:20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, possessing in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth—
2 Timothy 3:5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- γνῶσιςknowledge 1
- εὐσέβειαgodliness, piety 1
- ἀλήθειαtruth 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔχωto have 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 3 words
- σχῆμα schēma · G4976 · form, nature, structure
- Greek term for outward form or appearance, closely overlapping with μόρφωσις in denoting external configuration or semblance, though σχῆμα often emphasizes the transitory aspect of form.
- εἶδος eîdos · G1491 · form, appearance, sight
- Greek term for visible form or appearance, a near synonym for μόρφωσις in contexts describing outward semblance, though εἶδος is more general and can include abstract appearance.
- τύπος týpos · G5179 · scar, wound, likeness
- Greek term for pattern or form, overlapping with μόρφωσις particularly in its sense of 'formula' or prescribed form, though τύπος emphasizes the exemplary or model aspect more strongly.
In the other Testament 1 word
- תַּבְנִית tabnîyth · H8403 · construction, model, image
- Hebrew term for pattern or form, often used for prescribed forms or models, matching μόρφωσις in its sense of 'formula' or structured form.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Embodiment, full content, essential features58.3
- This sense denotes an outward embodiment of substantive content. Romans 2:20 speaks of one confident he is a guide to the blind, having “in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth.”
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon μορφωσεως, ἡ (μορφόω); 1. a forming, shaping: τῶν δένδρων, Theophrastus, c. pl. 3, 7, 4.…
1. a forming, shaping: τῶν δένδρων, Theophrastus,
c. pl. 3, 7, 4.
2. form; i. e.
a. the mere form, semblance: εὐσεβείας, 2 Tim 3:5.
b. the form befitting the thing or truly expressing the fact, the very form: τῆς γνώσεως καί τῆς ἀληθείας, Rom 2:20.
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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