verb
metagamō
Strong’sG3329
I turn about, change the position of
stem metag-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
μετ-άγω,
[in LXX: III Ki 8:47, 48, II Ch 6:37 (שׁבה) 36:3 (סוּר hi.), I Es 1:45 2:10 5:69, Es 8:17, Si prol. 16 10:8, II Mac 1:33*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3329 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -άξω Refs 1st c.BC+: perfect μεταγείοχα Refs 2nd c.BC+: —convey from one place to another, transfer, τινὰ εἰς Βαβυλῶνα LXX; τὴν ἐκκλησίαν εἰς Σικυῶνα Refs 2nd c.BC+; τὰ δικαστήρια ἀπὸ τῆς βουλῆς ἐπὶ τοὺς ἱππέας Refs 2nd c.AD+; escort, τινα Refs 2nd c.BC+: in Medicine texts, divert, τὰ ῥεύματα Refs 2nd c.BC+; seduce, τινὰς ἐς τὸ ἁβροδίαιτον Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 translate, εἰς ἑτέραν γλῶσσαν Refs
3 derive a metaphor, ἀπό τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
4 passive, to be borrowed, μετῆκται ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν γεωμετρίᾳ τὸ ὄνομα Refs 4th c.AD+
II intransitive, go by a different route, change one's course, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metaganōμετάγομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | guide | 1× |
| metagotōμετάγεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | guided | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metagamō | metagame | metagami | metagama | metagamē | metagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metagasō | metagase | metagasi | metagasa | metagasē | metagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagatō | metagate | metagati | metagata | metagatē | metagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | metaganō1×μετάγομεν | metagane | metagani | metagana | metaganē | metaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagavō | metagave | metagavi | metagava | metagavē | metagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metagalō | metagale | metagali | metagala | metagalē | metagalelē |
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 | metagomō | metagome | metagomē | metagomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metagosō | metagose | metagosē | metagoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagotō1×μετάγεται | metagote | metagotē | metagotelē |
| we 1st person plural | metagonō | metagone | metagonē | metagonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagovō | metagove | metagovē | metagovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metagolō | metagole | metagolē | metagolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metagameiō | metagameia | metagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metagaseiō | metagaseia | metagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagateiō | metagateia | metagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | metaganeiō | metaganeia | metaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagaveiō | metagaveia | metagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metagaleiō | metagaleia | metagaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metagomeiō | metagomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metagoseiō | metagoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagoteiō | metagoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metagoneiō | metagoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagoveiō | metagoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metagoleiō | metagoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metagasōr | metagasar | metagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagatōr | metagatar | metagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagavōr | metagavar | metagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metagalōr | metagalar | metagalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metagosōr | metagosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagotōr | metagotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagovōr | metagovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metagolōr | metagolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metagamoiō | metagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metagasoiō | metagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagatoiō | metagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | metaganoiō | metaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagavoiō | metagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metagaloiō | metagaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metagomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | metagosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metagotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | metagonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | metagovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | metagoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metagarō | metagari | metagara | metagarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metagorō | metagorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metagarōntos | metagarintos | metagarantos | metagarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metagorōntos | metagorēntos |
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
metag 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
metaganō“guide”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
James 3:3… ni, kai holem tem sōmem autoiu metaganō.… make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
metagotō“guided”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 3:4“guided”… arōnteim kai hupo anemoiu sklēroiu elaunorōnteim, metagotō hupo elachisteu pēdalieu hopou tas hormas …… Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot …