What does συσχηματίζω (syschēmatízō) mean in the Bible?
συσχηματίζω (syschēmatízō): External conformity to fashion or cultural pattern, often negatively when resisting worldly pressure.
Greek · G4964
συσχηματίζω
To conform to
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συσχηματίζωG4964
Pronunciationsyschēmatízō
What does συσχηματίζω (syschēmatízō) mean in the Bible?
συσχηματίζω (syschēmatízō): External conformity to fashion or cultural pattern, often negatively when resisting worldly pressure.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4964?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Do not be conformed (1), do not conform (1).
Where does συσχηματίζω (syschēmatízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 12:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), Romans (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 ItDo not be conformed1×Romans 12:2
do not conform1×1 Peter 1:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 12:2
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans11 Peter1
Source forms
συσχηματίζεσθε1xsyschēmatizestheRomans 12:2
συσχηματιζόμενοι1xsyschēmatizomenoi1 Peter 1:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1xRomans 12:2
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Peter 1:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. External conformity to fashion or cultural pattern, often negatively when resisting worldly pressure.
Source Gloss
to conform to
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 12:2Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Imperative
συσχηματίζεσθεsuschmatizesqe
I conform to
Read verse1 Peter 1:14Verb Present Middle or Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συσχηματιζόμενοιsuschmatizomenoi
I conform to
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
middle2
Mood
participle1imperative1
NT Occurrences
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
συσχηματίζω is built from these roots: