verb
metaballomō
Strong’sG3328
I change, change my mind
stem metaball-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
μετα-βάλλω,
[in LXX chiefly for הפךְ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3328 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future - βᾰλῶ Refs 5th c.BC+aorist μετέβᾰλον:—throw into a different position, turn quickly or suddenly, Hom.only once, in tmesi, μετὰ νῶτα βαλών Refs 8th c.BC+; μ. γῆν turn, i.e. plough, the earth, LXX+5th c.BC+; μ. ποταμόν change the course of a river, Refs 4th c.AD+
II turn about, change, alter, τὸ οὔνομα Refs 5th c.BC+; [οἱ Βρίγες] τὸ οὔνομα μετέβαλον [ἐς Φρύγας] Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. δίαιταν change one's way of life, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ὕδατα drink different water, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. εὔνοιαν lose it,Refs 5th c.BC+ change and adopt other ways, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἶδος καινὸν μουσικῆς μ. Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ὁμο- ἀ-” Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b translate, νόμον εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα φωνήν Refs 1st c.AD+
II.c stir with a spoon, Refs 1st c.AD+
III intransitive, undergo a change, μ. ἐς εὐνομίην Refs 5th c.BC+ changes run through a series of creatures, Refs 4th c.BC+: with genitive of things, come in exchange for or instead of, καιναὶ καινῶν μεταβάλλουσαι.. συντυχίαι Refs 5th c.BC+
III.b vary, μεταβάλλειν τὰς ἐπιστήμας τοῖς τόποις Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 change one's course, μεταβαλὼν πρὸς Ἀθηναίους turning to the Athenians, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist participle μεταβαλών absolutely, instead, in turn, μεταβαλόντας ἀντὶ Κρητῶν γενέσθαι Ἰήπυγας Refs 5th c.BC+: also present participle μεταβάλλων Refs
B middle, turn round, shift a load, μεταβαλλόμενος τἀνάφορον Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 cause to be removed, σῖτον Refs 3rd c.BC+
B.2.b order to be paid, remit, Refs 1st c.AD+
B.II change what is one's own, μ. τὰ ἱμάτια change one's clothes, Refs 5th c.BC+; μετεβάλλετ᾽ ὀπωπάν changed her appearance, Refs
B.II.2 exchange, τίς μεταβάλοιτ᾽ ἂν ὧδε σιγὰν λόγω; silence for words, Refs 5th c.BC+; [τὴν ἄσαρκον τροφὴν] ὑγείας καὶ ῥώμης μεταβαλέσθαι have given up asceticism in exchange for health and strength, Refs 3rd c.AD+; barter, traffic in, οἴνου μεταβαλλόμενος καὶ σίτου πρᾶσιν Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III turn oneself, turn about, ἄνω καὶ κάτω Refs 5th c.BC+; especially
B.III.2 change one's purpose or mind, NT+5th c.BC+; change sides, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.3 turn or wheel round, μ. ἐπ᾽ ἀσπίδα Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, turn about, μεταβαλλόμενος τοῖς ἔξω περιεστηκόσι λοιδορήσεται Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metaballerantoisμεταβαλόμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | changed … minds | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaballomō | metaballome | metaballomē | metaballomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaballosō | metaballose | metaballosē | metaballoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballotō | metaballote | metaballotē | metaballotelē |
| we 1st person plural | metaballonō | metaballone | metaballonē | metaballonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballovō | metaballove | metaballovē | metaballovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballolō | metaballole | metaballolē | metaballolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaballemi | metaballema |
| you 2nd person singular | metaballesi | metaballesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballeti | metaballeta |
| we 1st person plural | metaballeni | metaballena |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballevi | metaballeva |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballeli | metaballela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaballomeiō | metaballomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metaballoseiō | metaballoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballoteiō | metaballoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metaballoneiō | metaballoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballoveiō | metaballoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballoleiō | metaballoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaballemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | metaballeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballeteia |
| we 1st person plural | metaballeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metaballosōr | metaballosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballotōr | metaballotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballovōr | metaballovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballolōr | metaballolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metaballesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballevar |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaballomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | metaballosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | metaballonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metaballemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metaballesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metaballetoia |
| we 1st person plural | metaballenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metaballevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metaballeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metaballorō | metaballorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metaballeri | metaballera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metaballorōntos | metaballorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metaballerintos | metaballerantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
metaball is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
metaballerantois“changed … minds”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 28:6… theōrarōntoiu mēdenem atopem eis auton genorōntem, metaballerantois legale auton arō theon.… nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.