μεταμορφόω
metamorphoō · be transformed
Greek word · Strong’s number G3339 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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metamorphoō (μεταμορφόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be transformed”.
Change form. Said of Jesus on the mountain, the transfiguration.
How to say it
me·ta·mor·pho·ō
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
- Change form; appear in glory.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- he was transfigured ×2
- are being transformed ×1
- be transformed ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 17:2
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as the light.
- Mark 9:2
And after six days Jesus takes along Peter and James and John, and leads them up onto a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,
- Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may discern what the will of God is: what is good and pleasing and complete.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.