Mórphōsis — G3446
G3446 · Greek — μόρφωσις
Pronunciation: mor'-fo-sis
Definition
feminine noun
formation, i.e. (by implication), appearance (semblance or (concretely) formula)
- a forming, shaping
- form
- the mere form, semblance
- the form befitting the thing or truly expressing the fact, the very form
Usually translated as
form
Occurrences
Mórphōsis occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Romans (1), 2 Timothy (1)
- Romans 2:20 — An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form (μόρφωσιν) of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
- 2 Timothy 3:5 — Having a form (μόρφωσιν) of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Strong's Lexicon — M