Matthew 17:2
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light."
Word-by-Word Analysis
μεταμορφόω
metamorphóō
to transform (literally or figuratively, "metamorphose")
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
אוֹר
ʼôwr
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
אוֹר
ʼôwr
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
μεταμορφόω metamorphóō
to transform (literally or figuratively, "metamorphose")
Study G3339 →שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Study H8121 →אוֹר ʼôwr
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Study H216 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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