Lexical Definition
μετασχηματίζω metaschēmatízō (met-askh-ay-mat-id'-zo) to transform G:V
from μετά and a derivative of σχῆμα
transfer, transform (self).
- to transfigure or disguise
- figuratively, to apply (by accommodation)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μετεσχημάτισα | I have applied | 1Cor.4.6 |
| μετασχηματιζόμενοι | disguising themselves | 2Cor.11.13 |
| μετασχηματίσει | will transform | Phil.3.21 |
| μετασχηματίζονται | masquerade | 2Cor.11.15 |
| μετασχηματίζεται | masquerades | 2Cor.11.14 |
Abbott-Smith
** μετα-σχηματίζω, [in LXX: IV Mac 9:22*;]
to change in fashion or appearance: c. acc. rei, τ. σῶμα, Phl 3:21; mid., seq. εἰς, II Co 11:13, 14; seq. ὡς, II Co 11:15; of a rhetorical device, to transfer by a fiction (Field, Notes, in l.), seq. εἰς, I Co 4:6.†
SYN.: μεταμορφόω, q.v.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Corinthians | 4:6 |
| 2 Corinthians | 11:13 · 11:14 · 11:15 |
| Philippians | 3:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μετασχηματίζω-ίζω,
change the form of a person or thing, [NT+5th c.BC+]; of a building, [Refs 6th c.AD+]:—middle, with Attic dialect future -ιοῦμαι, change one's form, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; disguise oneself, [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, to be changed in form, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of grammatical change, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II μ. τι εἰς ἐμαυτόν transfer as in a figure, [NT]
__III change the posture of, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV of stars and planets, in passive, change their configuration, πρὸς ἀλλήλους [Refs 4th c.AD+]