To transform
μεταμορφόωStrong’s G3339metamorphoō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Metamorphoō is the Greek word usually translated “was transfigured”, “do be transformed” and “are being transformed into”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was transfigured”, “do be transformed” and “are being transformed into”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he was transfigured 2
- do be transformed 1
- are being transformed into 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
- Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
Greek dictionary
μεταμορφόω metamorphoō · to transform
μετα-μορφόω, -ῶ [in Sm.: Psa.34:1 * ;] to transform, transfigure: pass., of Christ's transfiguration, Mat.17:2, Mrk.9:2 (cf. Luk.9:29); of Christians, Rom.12:2, 2Co.3:18.† SYN.: μετασχηματίζω, to change in fashion or appearance, see: μορφή, and cf. Lft., Phi., 125 ff (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “transform” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRANSFORM', verb intransitive
To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.