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Koine Greek wordlink #121816

SR GNT 2 Cor 3:18 μεταμορφούμεθα (metamorfoumetha) ‘in the same image we are_being transformed from glory to’ Strongs=33390 Lemma=metamorfoō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=passive person=1st number=plural
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form μεταμορφούμεθα (V-IPP1··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεταμορφούμεθα’ (V-IPP1··P) is always and only glossed as ‘we are_being transformed’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘metamorfoō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘be_being transformed’, ‘he was transformed’, ‘we are_being transformed’.

Greek words (3) other than μεταμορφούμεθα (V-IPP1··P) with a gloss related to ‘transformed’

MARK 9:2 μετεμορφώθη (metemorfōthaʸ) V-IAP3··S ‘themselves alone and he was transformed before them’ SR GNT Mark 9:2 word 34

OET-LV: 2 And after six days, the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is _taking the Petros and the Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) and the Yōannaʸs, and is _bringing_ them _up into a_ high _mountain by themselves alone. And he _was _transformed before them, (MRK_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 Six days later Yeshua took Peter and Yacob and Yohan, and just the four of them went up onto a high hill. Then he was changed right in front of their eyes (MRK 9:2)

MAT 17:2 μετεμορφώθη (metemorfōthaʸ) V-IAP3··S ‘and he was transformed before them and’ SR GNT Mat 17:2 word 2

OET-LV: 2 And he _was _transformed before them, and the face of _him shined as the sun, and the clothes of _him became white as the light. (MAT_17:2)

OET-RV: 2 and Yeshua was changed in front of them so that his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. (MAT 17:2)

ROM 12:2 μεταμορφοῦσθε (metamorfousthe) V-MPP2··P ‘to age this but be_being transformed by the renewal of the’ SR GNT Rom 12:2 word 10

OET-LV: 2 And not be _conforming to_ the _age this, but be _being _transformed by _the renewal of _the mind, in _order that to _be _approving you _all, what is the will of_ the _god, the good, and well _pleasing, and perfect. (ROM_12:2)

OET-RV: 2 Don’t conform to the norms of this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, then you’ll all be able to accept and approve God’s will that’s good, pleasing, and perfect. (ROM 12:2)

Key: V=verb