Word study · Greek

morphóō

to form, to shape

Say it: mor-FO-oh (approximate)

μορφόω

What it means

To give shape or form to something (from morphē, "form"). In 4:19, Paul labors "until Christ is formed in you," using the picture of a mother giving birth. It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • FormGive shape to.
  • ShapeMold.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 4

    "Until Christ is formed in you" (4:19).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3445 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources