Morphosis denotes a form associated with piety or with knowledge and truth as held in the law.

The attested use presents a form or defined expression in connection with piety and with knowledge and truth in the law; 2 Timothy 3:5 contrasts such a form with denied power, while Romans 2:20 describes it as possessed in the law.

1. A form associated with a stated reality · dominant

   The accusative singular feminine form μόρφωσιν occurs in clauses about possessing a form. In 2 Timothy 3:5 the APB renders a form of piety that is set against denying its power; in Romans 2:20 it renders a form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

   2 Timothy 3:5Romans 2:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “form” in both verses, linking it respectively with piety and with knowledge and truth. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate every aspect of the term.