schēmem

Strong’sG4976

fashion, habit, form, appearance

stem schēm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 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.

σχῆμα, -τος, τό

(< ἔχω), [in LXX: Is 3:17 (פֹּת) *;]

figure, fashion: I Co 7:31, Phl 2:8.†

SYN.: v.s. μορφή

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4976 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidskhay'-mah

a figure (as a mode or circumstance), i.e. (by implication) external condition

Fromfrom the alternate of G2192;

King Jamesfashion.

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

σχῆμα, ατος, τό,
(ἔχω, σχεῖν) form, shape, figure, Refs 5th c.BC+; Ἀσιάτιδος γῆς σ. Refs; μορφῆς σχῆμα or σχήματα, NT+5th c.BC+; κατὰ χρόαν ἢ ὄγκον ἢ σ. [τοῦ προσώπου] Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὅσα παθήματα γίνεται ἀπὸ σχημάτων caused by peculiar conformations, Refs 5th c.BC+
b atom, imagined as differing from other atoms mainly in shape, ἐκ περιφερῶν συγκεῖσθαι σχημάτων Refs 4th c.BC+
2 appearance, opposed to the reality, οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν.. σ. a mere outside, Refs 5th c.BC+; show, pretence, ἦν δὲ τοῦτο.. σ. πολιτικὸν τοῦ λόγου Refs 5th c.BC+; σχήματι ξενίας under the show of.., Refs 1st c.AD+
3 bearing, air, mien, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄφοβον δεικνὺς σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπηρέτου σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; ὄμμασι καὶ σχήμασι καὶ βαδίς ματι φαιδρός gestures, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially outside show, pomp, τὸ τῆς ἀρχῆς σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; dignity, rank, οὐ κατὰ σ. φέρειν τι in a manner not dignified or seemly, Refs 2nd c.BC+; πρεσβείας, ἱερείας σ., Refs 1st c.AD+; ἔχει τι σ., with infinitive, there's something to be said for.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of the stately air of a horse, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 fashion, manner, ἑτέρῳ σ. ζητεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. μὲν γὰρ Ἑλλάδος στολῆς ὑπάρχει fashion of dress, NT+5th c.BC+; σ. βίου, μάχης, Refs 5th c.BC+; τούτῳ.. κατῴκουν τῷ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
4.b dress, equipment, ἀρχαίῳ σ. λαμπρός Refs 5th c.BC+; βαβαιὰξ τοῦ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ τῆς πορφύρας σ., = Latin latus clavus, Refs; ἐν τῷ σ. ἱερέ[ως] Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 character, role, μεταβαλεῖν τὸ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπολαβεῖν τὸ ἑαυτῶν σ. to recover their proper character, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 character, characteristic propetry of a thing, [πόλεως] Refs 5th c.BC+; βάσιλείας σ. ἔχει the form of monarchy, Refs 4th c.BC+ the forms (modes) used in poetry, such as entreaty, threat, command, Refs; τὰ τῆς κωμῳδίας σ. its characteristic forms, Refs; ἐν σχήματι νόμου in form of law, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἀπολογίας σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν μύθου σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ τῆς διαίτης σ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 a figure in Dancing, Refs 5th c.BC+: mostly in plural, figures, gestures (compare σχημάτιον), Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν.. μουσικῇ καὶ σχήματα.. καὶ μέλη ἔνεστι figures and tunes, Refs 5th c.BC+; also of the postures of an athlete, Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, posture, position, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the foetus, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὸ τῆς κατακλίσεως σ. the patient's attitude as he lies in bed, Refs 2nd c.AD+
7.b Rhet., figure of speech, Refs 5th c.BC+; for σ. Πινδαρικόν, etc., see Refs
7.c in Logic, figure of a syllogism, Refs 4th c.BC+
7.d τὸ σ. τῆς λέξεως, both the grammatical form of a sentence, Refs 4th c.BC+; and its rhythmical form, Refs 4th c.BC+
7.e grammatical form of a word, Refs 5th c.BC+
8 geometrical figure, Refs 4th c.BC+
8.b phase of the moon, Refs 2nd c.AD+
8.c Astrology texts, aspect, Refs 3rd c.AD+
8.d configuration of birds in augury, τοῖς τῶν γυναικῶν σχήμασι σῷ ζεσθαι to be saved by the configurations (of birds) appropriate to women, Refs 2nd c.AD+
9 in Tactics, military formation, Refs 5th c.BC+
10 ={τὸ αἰδοῖον} LXX

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.

appearance1×form1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	schēmem1×σχῆμα	schēmeim
of, belonging to genitive	schēmeu	schēmeiu
to, for dative	schēme1×σχήματι	schēmei

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

schēmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

schēme 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.

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

schēmem“form”subject or objectdirect singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:31… hōs mē katachrorōntois; paragatō gar tem schēmem tou kosmou houtou.… For this world in its present form is passing away.

schēme“appearance”to, fordative singular1×

Philippians 2:7“appearance”… labarantos, en homoiōme anthrōpoiu generantos; kai schēme heuriskirantos hōs anthrōpos… emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.