'Form' in the Bible

The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,