Footnote

a The Greek word here translated “transfigured” is metamorphóo, and means “to change into another form (metá, implying change, and morphé, form).” It is the same word used at Romans 12:2 where Christians are counseled to “be transformed by making your mind over.” The Greek word has been carried over into the English with metamorphosis.—Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (1940) Vine, Vol. 4, pp. 148, 149.