μετασχηματίζωmetaschēmatízō
to transfigure or disguise; figuratively, to apply (by accommodation)
Greek (New Testament) · G3345
Meanings
to change in fashion or appearance: with accusative of thing, τ. σῶμα, Philippians 3:21; middle, followed by εἰς, 2 Corinthians 11:13, 2 Corinthians 11:14; followed by ὡς, 2 Corinthians 11:15; of a rhetorical device, to transfer by a fiction, followed by εἰς, 1 Corinthians 4:6.
Synonyms
μεταμορφόω, see that word
Same root
- μετάmetá · G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- σχῆμαschēma · G4976a figure (as a mode or circumstance), i.e. (by implication) external condition
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13 These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
- 2 Corinthians 11:15 So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
- Philippians 3:21 He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.