2001 Translation

MORPHĒ, morphē

Sounds Like: mor-FEE

Translations: form, shape, appearance, nature, a form, a shape

From the root: ΜΟΡΦΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the external appearance or outward form of something, but it can also denote its essential nature or character. It describes the visible shape or figure, as well as the inherent quality or essence that gives something its distinct identity. It is typically used to describe the physical manifestation of a person or object, or the true character that underlies an appearance.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3444 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Job — 4:16
• Philippians — 2:6

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 9:232
• Book 5 — 6:213
• Book 15 — 3:51

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 61:1, 67:2

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Job — 4:16
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 4:33, 5:6, 5:9, 5:10, 7:28
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:19

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 12 — 4:1

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 1:1

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Mark — 16:12
• Philippians — 2:6

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΡΦΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΜΑΡΦΩΝ — (of) forms, (of) shapes, (of) appearances, (of) outward forms, (of) natures
• ΜΟΡΦΑΙΣ — to forms, to shapes, to appearances, in forms, in shapes, in appearances
• ΜΟΡΦΑΣ — of form, of shape, of appearance
• ΜΟΡΦΗΝ — form, a form, shape, a shape, appearance, an appearance, nature, a nature
• ΜΟΡΦΗΣ — of form, of shape, of appearance, of outward appearance, of a form, of a shape, of an appearance, of an outward appearance
• ΜΟΡΦΟΝ — form, shape, outward appearance, a form, a shape
• ΜΟΡΦΩΝ — of forms, of shapes, of appearances
• ΜΟΡΦ‾Η‾ — form, a form, shape, a shape, appearance, an appearance, nature, a nature

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