What does σχῆμα (schēma) mean in the Bible?
σχῆμα (schēma): External appearance or outward form, distinct from inner nature or essence (μορφή).
Greek · G4976
σχῆμα
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σχῆμαG4976
Pronunciationschēma
What does σχῆμα (schēma) mean in the Bible?
σχῆμα (schēma): External appearance or outward form, distinct from inner nature or essence (μορφή).
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How does the BSB render G4976?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in appearance (1), present form (1).
Where does σχῆμα (schēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 7:31. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 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 Itin appearance1×Philippians 2:8
present form1×1 Corinthians 7:31
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Corinthians 7:31
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
1 Corinthians1Philippians1
Source forms
σχῆμα1xschēma1 Corinthians 7:31
σχήματι1xschēmatiPhilippians 2:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular1xPhilippians 2:8
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular1x1 Corinthians 7:31
Evidence Summary
Greek word. External appearance or outward form, distinct from inner nature or essence (μορφή).
Strong'sG4976
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 7:31Source Gloss
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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.
1 Corinthians 7:31Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
σχῆμαschma
fashion, habit, form, appearance
Read versePhilippians 2:8Noun Dative Singular Neuter
σχήματιschmati
fashion, habit, form, appearance
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternDative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 7:311×
Dative · Singular · NeuterPhil 2:71×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
the outward appearance or fashion of this world, passing away
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σχῆμα is built from this root: