μόρφωσις
morphōsis · form, embodiment
Greek word · Strong’s number G3446 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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morphōsis (μόρφωσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “form, embodiment”.
Form: the visible expression of something; also mere outward appearance.
How to say it
mor·phō·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What gives something visible shape and substance.
- The outer shell, without the reality inside.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- embodiment ×1
- outward form ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 2:20
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and of truth—
- 2 Timothy 3:5
having an outward form of godliness but having denied its power; turn away from these people also.