verb
metaschēmatizomō
Strong’sG3345
I change the outward appearance, transfigure, adapt
stem metaschēmatiz-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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-σχηματίζω,
[in LXX: IV Mac 9:22*;]
SYN.: μεταμορφόω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3345 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
change the form of a person or thing, NT+5th c.BC+; of a building, Refs 6th c.AD+:—middle, with Attic dialect future -ιοῦμαι, change one's form, Refs 2nd c.BC+; disguise oneself, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be changed in form, Refs 5th c.BC+; of grammatical change, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II μ. τι εἰς ἐμαυτόν transfer as in a figure, NT
III change the posture of, Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV of stars and planets, in passive, change their configuration, πρὸς ἀλλήλους Refs 4th c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metaschēmatizotōμετασχηματίζεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | disguises | 1× |
| metaschēmatizolōμετασχηματίζονται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | disguise themselves | 1× |
| metaschēmatizatiμετασχηματίσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | transform | 1× |
| metaschēmatizamaμετεσχημάτισα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | applied | 1× |
| metaschēmatizorōntoisμετασχηματιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | disguising themselves | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizamō | metaschēmatizame | metaschēmatizami | metaschēmatizama1×μετεσχημάτισα | metaschēmatizamē | metaschēmatizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizasō | metaschēmatizase | metaschēmatizasi | metaschēmatizasa | metaschēmatizasē | metaschēmatizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizatō | metaschēmatizate | metaschēmatizati1×μετασχηματίσει | metaschēmatizata | metaschēmatizatē | metaschēmatizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizanō | metaschēmatizane | metaschēmatizani | metaschēmatizana | metaschēmatizanē | metaschēmatizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizavō | metaschēmatizave | metaschēmatizavi | metaschēmatizava | metaschēmatizavē | metaschēmatizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizalō | metaschēmatizale | metaschēmatizali | metaschēmatizala | metaschēmatizalē | metaschēmatizalelē |
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 | metaschēmatizomō | metaschēmatizome | metaschēmatizomē | metaschēmatizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizosō | metaschēmatizose | metaschēmatizosē | metaschēmatizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizotō1×μετασχηματίζεται | metaschēmatizote | metaschēmatizotē | metaschēmatizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizonō | metaschēmatizone | metaschēmatizonē | metaschēmatizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizovō | metaschēmatizove | metaschēmatizovē | metaschēmatizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizolō1×μετασχηματίζονται | metaschēmatizole | metaschēmatizolē | metaschēmatizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizameiō | metaschēmatizameia | metaschēmatizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizaseiō | metaschēmatizaseia | metaschēmatizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizateiō | metaschēmatizateia | metaschēmatizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizaneiō | metaschēmatizaneia | metaschēmatizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizaveiō | metaschēmatizaveia | metaschēmatizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizaleiō | metaschēmatizaleia | metaschēmatizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizomeiō | metaschēmatizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizoseiō | metaschēmatizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizoteiō | metaschēmatizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizoneiō | metaschēmatizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizoveiō | metaschēmatizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizoleiō | metaschēmatizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizasōr | metaschēmatizasar | metaschēmatizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizatōr | metaschēmatizatar | metaschēmatizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizavōr | metaschēmatizavar | metaschēmatizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizalōr | metaschēmatizalar | metaschēmatizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizosōr | metaschēmatizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizotōr | metaschēmatizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizovōr | metaschēmatizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizolōr | metaschēmatizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizamoiō | metaschēmatizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizasoiō | metaschēmatizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizatoiō | metaschēmatizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizanoiō | metaschēmatizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizavoiō | metaschēmatizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizaloiō | metaschēmatizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metaschēmatizarō | metaschēmatizari | metaschēmatizara | metaschēmatizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metaschēmatizorō | metaschēmatizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metaschēmatizarōntos | metaschēmatizarintos | metaschēmatizarantos | metaschēmatizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metaschēmatizorōntos1× | metaschēmatizorēntos |
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
metaschēmatiz 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
metaschēmatizotō“disguises”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:14“disguises”… ouk thaumem, autos gar tos Satanos metaschēmatizotō eis angelon fōteu;And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
metaschēmatizolō“disguise themselves”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 11:15“disguise themselves”… oun ei kai tois diakonois autou metaschēmatizolō hōs diakonois dikaiosunau, hoiu tem telem …… surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond …
metaschēmatizati“transform”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 3:21hos metaschēmatizati tem sōmem tau tapeinōsiau nu summorfem …… subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like …
metaschēmatizama“applied”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:6Houteim de, adelfoir, metaschēmatizama eis miauton kai Apollon dia vin, …Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos …
metaschēmatizorōntois“disguising themselves”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 11:13“disguising themselves”tois gar toioutois pseudapostolois, ergatois doliois, metaschēmatizorōntois eis apostoloin Christou;For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.