Strong G3444μορφή
form
- Transliteration
- morphē
- Pronunciation
- mor-fay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Perhaps from the base of G3313 (through the idea of adjustment of parts);
shape; figuratively nature: - form.
shape; figuratively nature: - form.
Detailed definition
μορφή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX: Jdg.8:18 A (תֹּאַר), Job.4:16 (תְּמוּנָה), Isa.44:13 (תַּבְנִית), Dan LXX 3:19 (צֶלֶם), Da TH Dan.4:33 5:6, 9-10 7:28 (זִיו), Tob.1:13, Wis.18:1, 4Ma.15:4 *;]
form, shape, appearance (Hom., Eur.,. sch., al.); in philos. lang. the specific character or essential form (Arist., see Gifford, Inc., 26 ff.): Mrk.16:12, Php.2:6-7.†
SYN.: μόρφωσις, the outline, delineation, semblance of the μορφή, as distinct from the μ. itself (Lft., Notes, 262); σχῆμα, shape, fashion, disting. from μορφή as the outward and accidental from the inward and essential (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXX; Lft., Phi., 125 ff.; Gifford., Inc., l.with) (AS)
[in LXX: Jdg.8:18 A (תֹּאַר), Job.4:16 (תְּמוּנָה), Isa.44:13 (תַּבְנִית), Dan LXX 3:19 (צֶלֶם), Da TH Dan.4:33 5:6, 9-10 7:28 (זִיו), Tob.1:13, Wis.18:1, 4Ma.15:4 *;]
form, shape, appearance (Hom., Eur.,. sch., al.); in philos. lang. the specific character or essential form (Arist., see Gifford, Inc., 26 ff.): Mrk.16:12, Php.2:6-7.†
SYN.: μόρφωσις, the outline, delineation, semblance of the μορφή, as distinct from the μ. itself (Lft., Notes, 262); σχῆμα, shape, fashion, disting. from μορφή as the outward and accidental from the inward and essential (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXX; Lft., Phi., 125 ff.; Gifford., Inc., l.with) (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3444 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- form3
First verses
- Mark 16:12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
- Philippians 2:6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
- Philippians 2:7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
μορφ-ή, ἡ,
form, shape, twice in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (not in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus), σοὶ δ᾽ ἔπι μὲν μορφὴ ἐπέων)] thou hast comeliness of words, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.367 (compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis (at [prev. work])))]; so probably ἄλλος μὲν.. εἶδος ἀκιδνότερος πέλει ἀνήρ, ἀλλὰ θεὸς μορφὴν ἔπεσι στέφει God adds a crown of shapeliness to his words, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.170: frequently later, μορφὰς δύο ὀνομάζειν 4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 8.53; μορφὴν ἀλλάξαντα 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 137.1; μορφὰν βραχύς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).53)]; μορφῆς μέτρα shape and size, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1063: periphrastic, μορφῆς φύσις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 496)]; μορφῆς σχῆμα, τύπωμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 992, “Ph.” 162; τὴν αὐτὴν τοῦ σχήματος μορφήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 640b34; καὶ Γαῖα, πολλῶν ὀνομάτων μ. μία 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 212)]; ὀνειράτων ἀλίγκιοι μορφαῖσιν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 449; νυκτέρων φαντασμάτων ἔχουσι μορφάς [prev. author] “fragment” 312; προὔπεμψεν ἀντὶ φιλτάτης μ. σποδόν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1159)]; of plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.1.12 (_plural_))]; especially with reference to beauty of form, ὑπέρφατον μορφᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.65)]; οἷς ποτιστάξῃ χάρις εὐκλέα μ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 6.76, compare “IG” 42 (1).121.119 (Epid., 4th c.BC), LXX.Tob.1.13, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 1.6, etc.; σῶμα μορφῆς ἐμῆς “OGI” 383.41 (Commagene, 1st c.BC); μορφῆς εἰκόνας [prev. work]27; χαρακτῆρα μορφῆς ἐμῆς [prev. work]60.)]
2 generally, form, fashion, appearance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 78, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 699, “El.” 199 (Lyric poetry))]; outward form, opposed to εἶδος, ἑκατέρω τῶ εἴδεος πολλαὶ μ. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Philolaus Philosophus 5; ἀλλάττοντα τὸ αὑτοῦ εἶδος εἰς πολλὰς μορφάς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 380d; μ. θεῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.13, cf. NT.Phil.2.6, 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 304; ἡρώων εἴδεα καὶ μορφάς 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.1193)]; κατά τε μορφὰς καὶ φωνάς gesticulations and cries, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 14.9)]; τὴν μ. μελάγχρους, τῇ μ. μελίχροας, in complexion, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 143, 144.)]
3 kind, sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 382, 1068 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 397c, etc.)] (Possibly cognate with Latin forma for morg[uglide]hmā, with f by dissimilation, compare μύρμηξ.)
form, shape, twice in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (not in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus), σοὶ δ᾽ ἔπι μὲν μορφὴ ἐπέων)] thou hast comeliness of words, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.367 (compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis (at [prev. work])))]; so probably ἄλλος μὲν.. εἶδος ἀκιδνότερος πέλει ἀνήρ, ἀλλὰ θεὸς μορφὴν ἔπεσι στέφει God adds a crown of shapeliness to his words, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.170: frequently later, μορφὰς δύο ὀνομάζειν 4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 8.53; μορφὴν ἀλλάξαντα 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 137.1; μορφὰν βραχύς 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).53)]; μορφῆς μέτρα shape and size, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1063: periphrastic, μορφῆς φύσις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 496)]; μορφῆς σχῆμα, τύπωμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 992, “Ph.” 162; τὴν αὐτὴν τοῦ σχήματος μορφήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 640b34; καὶ Γαῖα, πολλῶν ὀνομάτων μ. μία 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 212)]; ὀνειράτων ἀλίγκιοι μορφαῖσιν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 449; νυκτέρων φαντασμάτων ἔχουσι μορφάς [prev. author] “fragment” 312; προὔπεμψεν ἀντὶ φιλτάτης μ. σποδόν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1159)]; of plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.1.12 (_plural_))]; especially with reference to beauty of form, ὑπέρφατον μορφᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.65)]; οἷς ποτιστάξῃ χάρις εὐκλέα μ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 6.76, compare “IG” 42 (1).121.119 (Epid., 4th c.BC), LXX.Tob.1.13, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 1.6, etc.; σῶμα μορφῆς ἐμῆς “OGI” 383.41 (Commagene, 1st c.BC); μορφῆς εἰκόνας [prev. work]27; χαρακτῆρα μορφῆς ἐμῆς [prev. work]60.)]
2 generally, form, fashion, appearance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 78, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 699, “El.” 199 (Lyric poetry))]; outward form, opposed to εἶδος, ἑκατέρω τῶ εἴδεος πολλαὶ μ. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Philolaus Philosophus 5; ἀλλάττοντα τὸ αὑτοῦ εἶδος εἰς πολλὰς μορφάς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 380d; μ. θεῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.13, cf. NT.Phil.2.6, 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 304; ἡρώων εἴδεα καὶ μορφάς 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.1193)]; κατά τε μορφὰς καὶ φωνάς gesticulations and cries, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 14.9)]; τὴν μ. μελάγχρους, τῇ μ. μελίχροας, in complexion, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 143, 144.)]
3 kind, sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 382, 1068 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 397c, etc.)] (Possibly cognate with Latin forma for morg[uglide]hmā, with f by dissimilation, compare μύρμηξ.)