verb
morfomō
Strong’sG3445
I form, fashion, shape
stem morf-once in the New Testament1 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.
**† μορφόω, -ῶ
(< μορφή), [in Aq.: Is 44:13*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3445 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmor-fo'-o
to fashion (figuratively)
Fromfrom the same as G3444;
King Jamesform.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
give shape or form to, γυναικῶν σώματα μορφώσαντες καὶ ὁπλίσαντες ὡς ἐς ἄνδρας μάλιστα Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, receive shape or form, NT+4th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| morfiteiaμορφωθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | formed | 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, no 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 | morfomō | morfome | morfomē | morfomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | morfosō | morfose | morfosē | morfoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfotō | morfote | morfotē | morfotelē |
| we 1st person plural | morfonō | morfone | morfonē | morfonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfovō | morfove | morfovē | morfovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | morfolō | morfole | morfolē | morfolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | morfimi | morfima |
| you 2nd person singular | morfisi | morfisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfiti | morfita |
| we 1st person plural | morfini | morfina |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfivi | morfiva |
| they 3rd person plural | morfili | morfila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | morfomeiō | morfomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | morfoseiō | morfoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfoteiō | morfoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | morfoneiō | morfoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfoveiō | morfoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | morfoleiō | morfoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | morfimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | morfiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfiteia1×μορφωθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | morfineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | morfileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | morfosōr | morfosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfotōr | morfotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfovōr | morfovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | morfolōr | morfolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | morfisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfivar |
| they 3rd person plural | morfilar |
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 | morfomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | morfosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | morfonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | morfoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | morfimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | morfisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | morfitoia |
| we 1st person plural | morfinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | morfivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | morfiloia |
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 | morforō | morforē | ||
| acted on passive voice | morfiri | morfira |
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 | morforōntos | morforēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | morfirintos | morfirantos |
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
morf 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
morfiteia“formed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 4:19… mu, hoin palin ōdinamō mechris hou morfiteia Christos en vi;… pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,