'Form' in the Bible

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

His form was shining like the light, and his clothing was white as snow: