More, Josephus, a contemporary of the Apostles, used 'morphe' to describe the shape of statues (Bauer's Lexicon).
Josephus, onye ya na ndịozi dịkọrọ ndụ, jiri ya mee ihemorpheịkọwa udi akpụrụ akpụ (Akwụkwọ akụkọ Bauer).