noun · neuter
schēmem
Greekσχῆμα (schēma)
Strong’sG4976
fashion, habit, form, appearance
stem schēm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σχῆμα, -τος, τό
(< ἔχω), [in LXX: Is 3:17 (פֹּת) *;]
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.
Every form
| 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
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
schēmem“form”subject or objectdirect singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:31“form”kai tois chrerōtois ton kosmon hōs mē katachrerōtois; paragatō gar tem schēmem tou kosmou houtou.and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
schēme“appearance”to, fordative singular1×
Philippians 2:7“appearance”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.