μόρφ-ωσις G3446
form, outward appearance or embodiment of something
The visible shape or external manifestation that gives structure to content. Paul uses it twice with contrasting implications. In Romans 2:20, he speaks ironically of those who have 'the embodiment of knowledge and truth' in the law but fail to live it out. In 2 Timothy 3:5, he warns of those having 'a form of godliness' while denying its power—appearance without reality. The word captures the tension between genuine substance and mere semblance.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The visible form or outward shape of something, potentially contrasted with its inner reality. Paul employs the term to critique religiosity that possesses correct external forms without corresponding inward transformation. The classical sense of 'shaping, bringing into shape' becomes in Paul's usage a test: does the form correspond to the essence? Cross-linguistic glosses vary between 'form' (English/Spanish 'forma'), 'appearance' (Spanish 'apariencia'), and 'shape' (German 'Gestalt'), capturing both external structure and its potential hollowness. 2×
AR["صورَةَ", "صورَةُ"]·ben["আকৃতি", "রূপ"]·DE["Gestalt"]·EN["form"]·FR["Gestalt", "empreinte"]·heb["צוּרָה"]·HI["रूप", "रोओप"]·ID["bentuk", "perwujudan"]·IT["formazione", "morphōsin"]·jav["wujud", "wujudipun"]·KO["외형을", "형태"]·PT["forma"]·RU["вид", "воплощение"]·ES["apariencia", "forma"]·SW["sura", "umbo"]·TR["görünüsünü", "sekil"]·urd["شکل"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
μόρφ-ωσις, εως, ἡ, shaping, bringing into shape, σχηματισμὸς καὶ μ. τῶν δένδρων Refs 4th c.BC+ __II form, semblance, NT