The Word Biblical Commentary, Philippians says, “ In view of the objections to these four options, perhaps the best approach to the meaning of μορφή, ‘form,’ is (a) to admit that it is a word whose precise meaning is elusive…” The word never means “essence.” The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, strikingly concludes, “ The term always refers to the exterior, to that in man which may be seen.” (Emphasis is my own, Gerhard Kittel and Gerard Friedrich, 4.746, 1964, Logos Bible Software).īecause the word “ form” is difficult for Trinitarians, some scholars claim ambiguity and then assign a more favorable definition. The Septuagint which is the Greek Old Testament used by Jesus contains this word six times (Job 4:16 Daniel 4:33, 5:6, 9, 10, 7:28). This word consistently means “ outward appearance,” or “shape,” etc., ( A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature, 659, 2000), and never means essence. The word “ form” is found two additional times (Mark 16:12, Philippians 2:7) in the New Testament. The meaning of the Greek word “ form” ( μορφῇ) is disputed within this verse by Trinitarians because it does not make Jesus God.
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