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σχῆμα
schēma
G4976
G:N-N Greek

form

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Schema denotes an outward form or condition, whether the passing form of the world or a human appearance.

The two attestations show outward form or condition: the world’s form is said to be passing away in 1 Corinthians 7:31, while Philippians 2:7 places the term in the clause about being found as a human.

Senses in use

  1. Outward form or condition · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 7:31, the nominative singular neuter form stands in the clause that the world’s form is passing away; the APB renders the clause “for the form of this world is passing away.” In Philippians 2:7, the dative singular neuter form occurs in the description of being found as a human; the APB renders “and being found as a human.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “form” in 1 Corinthians 7:31, while Philippians 2:7 presents the surrounding clause as “being found as a human.” Its precise rendering of the term in Philippians 2:7 cannot be isolated.

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