ΣΧΗΜΑ, σχημα
SCHĒMA, schēma
Sounds Like: SKHEE-mah
Translations: form, a form, figure, a figure, appearance, an appearance, fashion, a fashion, outward show
From the root: ΣΧΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the outward form, appearance, or fashion of something. It describes the external shape or presentation, often implying something that is transient or superficial, as opposed to the inner essence or nature. It can be used to describe the physical shape of an object, the manner or style of a person's behavior, or the general state of things.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4976 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 7:31
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 6:129, 19:324
- Book 2 — 4:42, 13:287
- Book 3 — 6:116
- Book 4 — 8:257
- Book 5 — 1:52
- Book 6 — 14:333
- Book 7 — 10:242
- Book 8 — 6:161, 11:266, 15:412
- Book 10 — 1:11
- Book 11 — 6:221, 6:223, 6:225, 6:234
- Book 12 — 2:74, 2:76, 7:300
- Book 15 — 10:367
- Book 16 — 4:122
- Book 17 — 12:331
- Book 18 — 2:53
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 3:17
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 7:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΧΗΜΑ.
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.
- ΣΧΗΜΑʼ — form, figure, appearance, fashion, a form, an appearance
- ΣΧΗΜΑΣΙ — (to) forms, (to) figures, (to) appearances, (to) fashions
- ΣΧΗΜΑΤΑ — forms, shapes, appearances, figures, patterns, fashions
- ΣΧΗΜΑΤΑΩΣ — in outward appearance, outwardly, in form, according to form
- ΣΧΗΜΑΤΙ — (to) form, (to) appearance, (to) figure, (to) fashion, (to) a form, (to) an appearance
- ΣΧΗΜΑΤΟΣ — of form, of appearance, of figure, of shape, of fashion
- ΣΧΗΜΑΤΩΝ — of forms, of shapes, of figures, of appearances, of outward appearances, of fashion
- ΣΧΙΜΑ — form, figure, appearance, fashion, a form, a figure
- ΤΕΣΧΗΜΑ — form, a form, figure, a figure, appearance, an appearance, shape, a shape, fashion, a fashion
- ΤΩΣΧΗΜΑΤΙ — (to) the form, (to) the shape, (to) the appearance, (to) the figure, (to) the fashion
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