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ἀλλάσσω

To make different

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ἀλλάσσω G236
Pronunciation allássō

What does ἀλλάσσω (allássō) mean in the Bible?

ἀλλάσσω (allássō) is a Greek word meaning "to make different". ἀλλάσσω (ἄλλος), [in LXX chiefly for חָלַף, מוּר hi.

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Meaning

to make different
Extended definition

To change fundamentally or transform, emphasizing alteration of nature or substance rather than mere modification.

(ἄλλος), [in LXX chiefly for חָלַף, מוּר hi., etc. ;]

1to change: Act.6:14, Gal.4:20.
2to transform: 1Co.15:51-52, Heb.1:12.
3to exchange: with accusative, before ἐν (= בְּ, Psa.106:20) instead of simple genitive (Bl., § 36, 8), Rom.1:23 (cf. ἀπ-, δι-, κατ-, ἀπο-κατ-, μετ-, συν-αλλάσσω; see MM, VGT, see word).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Future Aorist
Voices
Passive Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Passive 1 Cor 15:51 · 1 Cor 15:52 · Heb 1:12 3×
Future Active Acts 6:14 1×
Aorist Active Rom 1:23 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Gal 4:20 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 prospective 4 infinitive 1
Tense
future 4 aorist 2
Voice
passive 3 active 3
Mood
indicative 5 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 6:14 ἀλλάξει future active indicative prospective Romans 1:23 ἤλλαξαν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 15:51 ἀλλαγησόμεθα future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 15:52 ἀλλαγησόμεθα future passive indicative prospective Galatians 4:20 ἀλλάξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 1:12 ἀλλαγήσονται future passive indicative prospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 changed allássō Indicative · Future Passive
Transform or transmute from mortal to immortal body at resurrection
Acts 6:14 change allássō Indicative · Future Active
Alter or modify customs and practices handed down by tradition
Romans 1:23 exchanged allássō Indicative · Aorist Active
Exchange or swap the glory of God for idolatrous representations
Hebrews 1:12 changed allássō Indicative · Future Passive
Transform or roll up creation like a garment in eschatological renewal
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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