What does ἀλλάσσω (allássō) mean in the Bible?
ἀλλάσσω (allássō): To change fundamentally or transform, emphasizing alteration of nature or substance rather than mere modification.
Greek · G236
ἀλλάσσω
To make different
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ἀλλάσσω G236
Pronunciation allássō
What does ἀλλάσσω (allássō) mean in the Bible?
ἀλλάσσω (allássō): To change fundamentally or transform, emphasizing alteration of nature or substance rather than mere modification.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G236?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include change (2), exchanged (1), they will be changed (1), we will all be changed (1), will be changed (1).
Where does ἀλλάσσω (allássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 6:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (1), Galatians (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It change 2× Acts 6:14, Galatians 4:20
exchanged 1× Romans 1:23
they will be changed 1× Hebrews 1:12
we will all be changed 1× 1 Corinthians 15:51
will be changed 1× 1 Corinthians 15:52
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 6:14 ἀλλάξει to change Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 1:23 ἤλλαξαν to exchanged Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 15:51 ἀλλαγησόμεθα to we will all be changed Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1 Corinthians 15:52 ἀλλαγησόμεθα to will be changed Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural Galatians 4:20 ἀλλάξαι to change Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Hebrews 1:12 ἀλλαγήσονται to they will be changed Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 6:14
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Acts 1 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 2 Galatians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀλλαγησόμεθα 2x allagēsometha 1 Corinthians 15:51, 1 Corinthians 15:52
ἀλλαγήσονται 1x allagēsontai Hebrews 1:12
ἀλλάξαι 1x allaxai Galatians 4:20
ἀλλάξει 1x allaxei Acts 6:14
ἤλλαξαν 1x ēllaxan Romans 1:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 2x 1 Corinthians 15:51, 1 Corinthians 15:52
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Romans 1:23
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Galatians 4:20
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 6:14
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 1:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To change fundamentally or transform, emphasizing alteration of nature or substance rather than mere modification.
Strong's G236
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Source Gloss
to make different
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To change fundamentally or transform, emphasizing alteration of nature or substance rather than mere modification.
(ἄλλος), [in LXX chiefly for חָלַף, מוּר hi., etc. ;]
2to transform: 1Co.15:51-52, Heb.1:12.
3to exchange: with accusative, before ἐν (= בְּ, Psa.106:20) instead of simple genitive (Bl., § 36, 8), Rom.1:23 (cf. ἀπ-, δι-, κατ-, ἀπο-κατ-, μετ-, συν-αλλάσσω; see MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 6:14 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀλλάξει allaxei
I change, alter
Read verse Romans 1:23 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἤλλαξαν hllaxan
I change, alter
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:51 Verb First Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
ἀλλαγησόμεθα, allaghsomeqa
I change, alter
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:52 Verb First Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
ἀλλαγησόμεθα. allaghsomeqa
I change, alter
Read verse Galatians 4:20 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀλλάξαι allaxai
I change, alter
Read verse Hebrews 1:12 Verb Third Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
ἀλλαγήσονται· allaghsontai
I change, alter
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Passive 1 Cor 15:51 · 1 Cor 15:52 · Heb 1:12 3×
Future Active Acts 6:14 1×
Aorist Active Rom 1:23 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Gal 4:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 4 aorist 2
Voice
passive 3 active 3
Mood
indicative 5 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 6:14 ἀλλάξει future active indicative prospective Romans 1:23 ἤλλαξαν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 15:51 ἀλλαγησόμεθα future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 15:52 ἀλλαγησόμεθα future passive indicative prospective Galatians 4:20 ἀλλάξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 1:12 ἀλλαγήσονται future passive indicative prospective
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Transform or transmute from mortal to immortal body at resurrection
Alter or modify customs and practices handed down by tradition
Exchange or swap the glory of God for idolatrous representations
Transform or roll up creation like a garment in eschatological renewal
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀλλάσσω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain