Question 1

What does "Fashion" mean in the King James Bible?

Accepted Answer

In the KJV, "Fashion" means "form." The incarnational weight. Christ was found 'in fashion as a man' -- He was shaped, formed, made into human appearance. The word described the visible form the invisible God took on. It was not about clothing but about the shape of embodied existence. Fashion was about what something was made into, not what it wore.

Question 2

Why did the word "Fashion" disappear from modern English?

Accepted Answer

Narrowed from 'form/shape/appearance/manner' (Old French facon from Latin factio 'a making') to primarily 'clothing trends and style industry,' trivializing a word about essence into a word about accessorizing. The word was at peak usage around 1611 and declined by ~1850.

Question 3

What modern word replaced "Fashion"?

Accepted Answer

"Fashion" was replaced by: "form" (though this abstract; fashion-as-form meant the visible, tangible shape something took -- how it appeared to observation); "appearance" (though this passive; fashion implied the act of being fashioned/shaped into a form); "manner" (though this behavioral; fashion was physical and visible -- how something looked and was structured).

What Does “Fashion” Mean in the Bible?

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