Word study · Greek

metaschēmatízō

to disguise, to change one's outward form

Say it: met-as-khay-mat-ID-zo (approximate)

μετασχηματίζω

What it means

To change the outward appearance of something, to disguise (meta "change" plus schēma "form"). In 11:13-15 Paul says false apostles disguise themselves as apostles of Christ, and that Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

Range of meaning

  • DisguiseChange outward form.
  • MasqueradePretend to be something else.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 11

    "Masquerading as apostles of Christ" (11:13-15).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G3345 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources