Word Summary
syschēmatizō: to conform to
Original Word: συσχηματίζωTransliteration: syschēmatizō
Phonetic Spelling: (soos-khay-mat-id'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to conform to
Meaning: to conform to
Strong's Concordance
conform to, fashion self according to.
From sun and a derivative of schema; to fashion alike, i.e. Conform to the same pattern (figuratively) -- conform to, fashion self according to.
see GREEK sun
see GREEK schema
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4964: συσχηματίζωσυσχηματίζω (
WH συνχηματίζω (so
T in Romans,
Tr in 1 Peter; cf.
σύν, II. at the end)): present passive,
συσχηματίζομαι; (
σχηματίζω, to form); a later Greek word;
to conform ((
Aristotle, top. 6, 14, p. 151b, 8;
Plutarch, de profect. in virt. 12, p. 83 b.)); passive reflexively,
τίνι,
to conform oneself (i. e. one's mind and character)
to another's pattern (
fashion oneself according to (cf.
Lightfoot's Commentary on Philippians, p. 130f)):
Romans 12:2;
1 Peter 1:14 (cf.
Winer's Grammar, 352 (330f)). (
πρός τί,
Plutarch,
Numbers 20 common text.)