verb
metadōamō
Strong’sG3330
I share, impart
stem metadō-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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-δίδωμι,
[in LXX: Pr 11:29 (שׁבר hi.), Wi 7:13, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3330 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future μεταδια-δώσω, give part of, give a share, with genitive of things, τοῦ μεταδοῦν (poetry aorist 2 infinitive) Refs 6th c.BC+; γῆς (i.e. αὐτοῖσι) Refs 5th c.BC+; τῆς ἀρχῆς (i.e. αὐτοῖσι) Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with accusative of the part given, μ. τὸ τριτημόριόν τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. πυρούς distribute, Refs
3 intransitive, μ. τινὶ ὑπέρ, περί τινος, communicate with one about.., Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὅτι.. Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be communicated, transmitted, of notices, memoranda, etc., Refs 2nd c.AD+; of diseases, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metadōameiaμεταδῶ | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | impart | 1× |
| metadōatarμεταδότω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | share | 1× |
| metadōarōμεταδιδόναι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | share | 1× |
| metadōaraμεταδοῦναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | share | 1× |
| metadōarōntosμεταδιδοὺς | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | gives | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metadōamō | metadōame | metadōami | metadōama | metadōamē | metadōamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metadōasō | metadōase | metadōasi | metadōasa | metadōasē | metadōaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metadōatō | metadōate | metadōati | metadōata | metadōatē | metadōatelē |
| we 1st person plural | metadōanō | metadōane | metadōani | metadōana | metadōanē | metadōanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metadōavō | metadōave | metadōavi | metadōava | metadōavē | metadōavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metadōalō | metadōale | metadōali | metadōala | metadōalē | metadōalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metadōameiō | metadōameia1×μεταδῶ | metadōameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metadōaseiō | metadōaseia | metadōaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metadōateiō | metadōateia | metadōateiē |
| we 1st person plural | metadōaneiō | metadōaneia | metadōaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metadōaveiō | metadōaveia | metadōaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metadōaleiō | metadōaleia | metadōaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metadōasōr | metadōasar | metadōasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metadōatōr | metadōatar1×μεταδότω | metadōatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metadōavōr | metadōavar | metadōavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metadōalōr | metadōalar | metadōalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metadōamoiō | metadōamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metadōasoiō | metadōasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metadōatoiō | metadōatoia |
| we 1st person plural | metadōanoiō | metadōanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metadōavoiō | metadōavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metadōaloiō | metadōaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metadōarō1×μεταδιδόναι | metadōari | metadōara1×μεταδοῦναι | metadōarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metadōarōntos1×μεταδιδοὺς | metadōarintos | metadōarantos | metadōarēntos |
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
metadō 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
metadōameia“impart”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Romans 1:11epipothamō gar horara vin, hina tinem metadōameia charismem vi pneumatikem eis tem stērizira …… see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to …
metadōatar“share”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 3:11… legate autoi; Tos echarōntos duo chitōnoin metadōatar to mē echarōnto, kai tos echarōntos …… replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and …
metadōarō“share”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Ephesians 4:28… idiai cheirai tem agathem, hina echateiō metadōarō to chreian echarōnto.… that he may have something to share with the one in need.
metadōara“share”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Thessalonians 2:8houtōs homeirorōntois vu eudokane metadōara vi ouk monem tem euangeliem tou …… deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel …
metadōarōntos“gives”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 12:8“gives”… tos parakalarōntos en ta paraklēsia, tos metadōarōntos en haplota, tos prostēorōntos en spouda, …… him lead with diligence; if it …