What does συμμορφόω (symmorphóō) mean in the Bible?
συμμορφόω (symmorphóō): To be progressively shaped or molded into the pattern of Christ through spiritual transformation
Greek · G4833
συμμορφόω
To make like
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συμμορφόω G4833
Pronunciation symmorphóō
What does συμμορφόω (symmorphóō) mean in the Bible?
συμμορφόω (symmorphóō): To be progressively shaped or molded into the pattern of Christ through spiritual transformation
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How does the BSB render G4833?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include being conformed (1).
Where does συμμορφόω (symmorphóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Philippians (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 being conformed 1× Philippians 3:10
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First aligned row Philippians 3:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Philippians 1
Source forms
συμμορφιζόμενος 1x symmorphizomenos Philippians 3:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Philippians 3:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To be progressively shaped or molded into the pattern of Christ through spiritual transformation
Source Gloss
to make like
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To be progressively shaped or molded into the pattern of Christ through spiritual transformation
Pass. to be conformed to , τινι (New Testament) (ML)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Philippians 3:10 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συμμορφούμενος summorfoumenov
I bring to the same form with, conform
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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)
Word Origins
συμμορφόω 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