"of like form, assimilated, conformed, similar in form, Rom. 8:29; Phil. 3:21*"
Definition and meaning
of like form, assimilated, conformed, similar in form, Rom. 8:29; Phil. 3:21*
In the original Greek the word is written: σύμμορφος
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of symmorphos (G4832) across the King James Bible.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
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Common questions
Strong's G4832 (symmorphos) is a Greek word that means: of like form, assimilated, conformed, similar in form, Rom. 8:29; Phil. 3:21* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word symmorphos (G4832) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4832 is symmorphos, a Greek word defined as: of like form, assimilated, conformed, similar in form, Rom. 8:29; Phil. 3:21*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
symmorphos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.