verb
metaschēmatizemō
Greekμετασχηματίζω (metaschēmatizō)
Strong’sG3345
I change the outward appearance, transfigure, adapt
stem metaschēmatiz-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metaschēmatizetōμετασχηματίζεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | disguises | 1× |
| metaschēmatizelōμετασχηματίζονται | happening now · theypresent middle 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× |
| metaschēmatizerōtoisμετασχηματιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 172, 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizemō | metaschēmatizeme | metaschēmatizemi | metaschēmatizema | metaschēmatizemē | metaschēmatizemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizesō | metaschēmatizese | metaschēmatizesi | metaschēmatizesa | metaschēmatizesē | metaschēmatizeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizetō1×μετασχηματίζεται | metaschēmatizete | metaschēmatizeti | metaschēmatizeta | metaschēmatizetē | metaschēmatizetelē |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizenō | metaschēmatizene | metaschēmatizeni | metaschēmatizena | metaschēmatizenē | metaschēmatizenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizevō | metaschēmatizeve | metaschēmatizevi | metaschēmatizeva | metaschēmatizevē | metaschēmatizevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizelō1×μετασχηματίζονται | metaschēmatizele | metaschēmatizeli | metaschēmatizela | metaschēmatizelē | metaschēmatizelelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizemeiō | metaschēmatizemeia | metaschēmatizemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizeseiō | metaschēmatizeseia | metaschēmatizeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizeteiō | metaschēmatizeteia | metaschēmatizeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizeneiō | metaschēmatizeneia | metaschēmatizeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizeveiō | metaschēmatizeveia | metaschēmatizeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizeleiō | metaschēmatizeleia | metaschēmatizeleiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizesōr | metaschēmatizesar | metaschēmatizesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizetōr | metaschēmatizetar | metaschēmatizetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizevōr | metaschēmatizevar | metaschēmatizevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizelōr | metaschēmatizelar | metaschēmatizelēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaschēmatizemoiō | metaschēmatizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metaschēmatizesoiō | metaschēmatizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaschēmatizetoiō | metaschēmatizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | metaschēmatizenoiō | metaschēmatizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaschēmatizevoiō | metaschēmatizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metaschēmatizeloiō | metaschēmatizeloia |
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 or for itself middle voice | metaschēmatizerō | metaschēmatizeri | metaschēmatizera | metaschēmatizerē |
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 | metaschēmatizarōtos | metaschēmatizaritos | metaschēmatizaratos | metaschēmatizarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metaschēmatizerōtos1× | metaschēmatizeritos | metaschēmatizeratos | metaschēmatizerētos |
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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
metaschēmatizetō“disguises”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:14“disguises”kai ouk thaumem, autos gar tos Satanaos metaschēmatizetō eis angelon fōteu;And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
metaschēmatizelō“disguise themselves”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 11:15“disguise themselves”ouk megem oun ei kai tois diakonois autou metaschēmatizelō hōs diakonois dikaiosunau, hoiu tem telem eti kata teim ergeim autoiu.It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
metaschēmatizati“transform”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 3:21“transform”hos metaschēmatizati tem sōmem tau tapeinōsiau nu summorfem te sōme tau doxau autou kata tan energeian teu dunerō auton kai hupotassara heauto teim panteim.who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
metaschēmatizama“applied”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:6“applied”Houteim de, adelfoir, metaschēmatizama eis miauton kai Apollon dia vin, hina en ni mathaveia tem; Mē huper heim grafitē, hina mē henos huper tou henou fusiivō kata tou heterou.Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
metaschēmatizerōtois“disguising themselves”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 11:13“disguising themselves”tois gar toioutois pseudapostolois, ergatois doliois, metaschēmatizerōtois eis apostoloin Christou;For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.