verb
metamorfomō
Strong’sG3339
I change the form, transform
stem metamorf-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
**† μετα-μορφόω, -ῶ
[in Sm.: Ps 33 (34):1*;]
SYN.: μετασχηματίζω, to change in fashion or appearance, v.s. μορφή, and cf. Lft., Phl., 125 ff.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3339 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
transform, Refs 2nd c.AD+; disguise, ἑαυτόν Refs 2nd c.AD+:—mostly in passive, to be transformed, NT+1st c.BC+; to be transfigured, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metamorfonōμεταμορφούμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | transformed | 1× |
| metamorfitaμετεμορφώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | transfigured | 2× |
| metamorfovōrμεταμορφοῦσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | transformed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamorfomō | metamorfome | metamorfomē | metamorfomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfosō | metamorfose | metamorfosē | metamorfoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfotō | metamorfote | metamorfotē | metamorfotelē |
| we 1st person plural | metamorfonō1×μεταμορφούμεθα | metamorfone | metamorfonē | metamorfonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfovō | metamorfove | metamorfovē | metamorfovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfolō | metamorfole | metamorfolē | metamorfolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamorfimi | metamorfima |
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfisi | metamorfisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfiti | metamorfita2×μετεμορφώθη |
| we 1st person plural | metamorfini | metamorfina |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfivi | metamorfiva |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfili | metamorfila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamorfomeiō | metamorfomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfoseiō | metamorfoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfoteiō | metamorfoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metamorfoneiō | metamorfoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfoveiō | metamorfoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfoleiō | metamorfoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamorfimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfiteia |
| we 1st person plural | metamorfineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfosōr | metamorfosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfotōr | metamorfotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfovōr1×μεταμορφοῦσθε | metamorfovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfolōr | metamorfolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfivar |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamorfomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | metamorfonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamorfimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metamorfisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamorfitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metamorfinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamorfivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metamorfiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metamorforō | metamorforē | ||
| acted on passive voice | metamorfiri | metamorfira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metamorforōntos | metamorforēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | metamorfirintos | metamorfirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
metamorf is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
metamorfonō“transformed”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 3:18… doxan kuriou katoptrizorōntois tan autan eikonan metamorfonō apo doxau eis doxan, kathaper apo …… glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory …
metamorfita“transfigured”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 17:2kai metamorfita emprosthen autoiu, kai lampata tem prosōpem …There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like …
Mark 9:2… orem hupsēlem kata idian monoin. kai metamorfita emprosthen autoiu,… mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
metamorfovōr“transformed”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 12:2… mē suschēmatizovōr to aiōno houto, alla metamorfovōr ta anakainōsia tou nouou, eis tem …… conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind …