Strong's Lexicon
G3446 — μόρφωσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3446 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μόρφωσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G3445 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | morphosis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mor'-fo-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. formation 2. (by implication), appearance (semblance or (concretely) formula) |
| KJV Renderings: | form |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μόρφωσις, μορφωσεως, ἡ (μορφόω);
1. a forming, shaping: τῶν δένδρων, Theophrastus,
c. pl. 3, 7, 4.
2. form; i. e.
a. the mere form, semblance: εὐσεβείας, 2Ti 3:5.
b. the form befitting the thing or truly expressing the fact, the very form: τῆς γνώσεως καί τῆς ἀληθείας, Rom 2:20.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μόρφωσις (form)
Romans 2:20
- KJV: An instructor of the foolish a teacher of babes which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law
- GK: παιδευτήν αφρόνων διδάσκαλον νηπίων έχοντα την μόρφωσιν της γνώσεως και της αληθείας εν τω νόμω
2 Timothy 3:5
- KJV: Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof from such turn away
- GK: έχοντες μόρφωσιν ευσεβείας την δε δύναμιν αυτής ηρνημένοι και τούτους αποτρέπου
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