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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3445. μορφόω (morphoó) -- To form, to shape, to fashion</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3445.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3445.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3445</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3444.htm" title="3444">◄</a> 3445. morphoó <a href="../greek/3446.htm" title="3446">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">morphoó: To form, to shape, to fashion</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μορφόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>morphoó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mor-fo'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mor-fo'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To form, to shape, to fashion<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I form, fashion, shape, mold.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word μορφή (morphē), meaning "form" or "shape."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to μορφόω, the concept of being formed or shaped can be related to Hebrew words like יָצַר (yatsar, Strong's H3335), which means "to form" or "to fashion," as seen in Genesis 2:7, where God forms man from the dust of the ground.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb μορφόω (morphoó) is used in the New Testament to describe the process of forming or shaping something. It often conveys the idea of an inward transformation or the development of a particular character or nature. In a spiritual context, it refers to the formation of Christ's character within believers.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "form" or "shape" was significant in both philosophical and artistic contexts. Philosophers like Plato discussed the idea of forms as the perfect, unchanging realities behind the physical world. In art, the skill of shaping and forming materials into desired forms was highly valued. This cultural backdrop enriches the understanding of μορφόω as a transformative process, not just externally but internally, aligning with the Christian concept of spiritual formation.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3445</b> <i>morphóō</i> (from <a href="/greek/3444.htm">3444</a> <i>/morphḗ</i>, "form embodying inner essence") – properly, taking on the form that properly embodies a particular inner-<i>essence</i>. </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3444.htm">morphé</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to form<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>formed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3445: μορφόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μορφόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μόρφω</span>: 1 aor passive subjunctive 3 person singular <span class="greek2">μορφωθῇ</span>; (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">μορφή</span></span>, at the beginning); <span class="accented">to form</span>: in figurative discourse <span class="greek2">ἄχρις</span> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">μέχρις</span>, which see 1 a.) <span class="greek2">οὗ</span> <span class="greek2">μορφωθῇ</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστός</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ὑμῖν</span>, i. e. literally, until a mind and life in complete harmony with the mind and life of Christ shall have been formed in you, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/4-19.htm">Galatians 4:19</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Aratus</span>, phaen. 375; <span class="abbreviation">Anth.</span> 1, 33, 1; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a>.) (Compare: <span class="greek2">μεταμορφόω</span>, <span class="greek2">συμμορφόω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>form. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/3444.htm">morphe</a>; to fashion (figuratively) -- form. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3444.htm">morphe</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμόρφωσεν μορφωθη μορφωθή μορφωθῇ morphothe morphōthē morphothêi morphōthē̂i<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/galatians/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 4:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-ASP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέχρις οὗ <b>μορφωθῇ</b> Χριστὸς ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> until Christ <span class="itali">is formed</span> in you --<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> until Christ <span class="itali">be formed</span> in you,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> until that <span class="itali">shall have been formed</span> Christ in<p><b><a href="/greek/3445.htm">Strong's Greek 3445</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3445.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/morpho_the__3445.htm">μορφωθῇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3444.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3444"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3444" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3446.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3446"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3446" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>