noun · feminine
morfōsias
Greekμόρφωσις (morfōsis)
Strong’sG3446
form, outline
stem morfōsi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† μόρφωσις, -εως, ἡ
(< μορφόω),
SYN.: μορφή (q.v.), σχῆμα.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3446 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmor'-fo-sis
formation, i.e. (by implication), appearance (semblance or (concretely) formula)
Fromfrom G3445;
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 | morfōsias | morfōsiais |
| object accusative | morfōsian2×μόρφωσιν | morfōsiain |
| direct address vocative | morfōsiar | morfōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | morfōsiau | morfōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | morfōsia | morfōsiai |
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
morfōsia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
morfōsian“form”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 2:20“embodiment”paideuton afrōnoiu, didaskalon nēpioiu, echarōton tan morfōsian tau gnōsiau kai tau alētheiau en to nomoan instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth —
2 Timothy 3:5“form”echarōtois morfōsian eusebeiau tan de dunamian autau arnerētois; kai houtoin apotrepesōr.having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!