noun · feminine
morfas
Greekμορφή (morfē)
Strong’sG3444
form, shape, outward appearance
stem morf-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μορφή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX: Jg 8:18 A (תֹּאַר), Jb 4:16 (תְּמוּנָה), Is 44:13 (תַּבְנִית), Da LXX 3:19 (צְלֵם), Da TH 4:33 5:6, 9, 10 7:28 (זִיו), To 1:13, Wi 18:1, IV Mac 15:4*;]
SYN.: μόρφωσις, the outline, delineation, semblance of the μορφή, as distinct from the μ. itself (Lft., Notes, 262); σχῆμα, shape, fashion, disting. from μορφή as the outward and accidental from the inward and essential (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXX; Lft., Phl., 125 ff.; Gifford., Inc., 126 ff.).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3444 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmor-fay'
shape; figuratively, nature
Fromperhaps from the base of G3313 (through the idea of adjustment of parts);
King Jamesform.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | morfas | morfais |
| object accusative | morfan1×μορφὴν | morfain |
| direct address vocative | morfar | morfair |
| of, belonging to genitive | morfau | morfaiu |
| to, for dative | morfa2×μορφῇ | morfai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
morfa 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
morfan“form”objectaccusative singular1×
Philippians 2:7“form”alla heauton kenata morfan doulou lambaratos, en homoiōme anthrōpoiu gineratos; kai schēme heuriskiratos hōs anthrōposbut emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
morfa“form”to, fordative singular2×
Mark 16:12“form”Meta de houteim duo ek autoiu peripatarōtoi fanerita en hetera morfa poreuerōtoi eis agron;After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
Philippians 2:6“form”hos en morfa theou huparcharōtos ouk harpagmon hēgeta tem arō iseim theo,Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,