verb

metallassamō

Greekμεταλλάσσω (metallassō)

Strong’sG3337

I change, transform, alter

stem metallass-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

exchanged2×

What it means

μετ-αλλάσσω,

[in LXX: Es 2:7 (מוּת), Es 2:20, I Es 1:31, II Mac9*;]

1. to exchange: τ. ἀλήθειαν... ἐν τ. ψεύδει, the truth for a lie (v. Bl., § 36, 8), Ro 1:25.

2. to change: c. acc. seq. εἰς, Ro 1:26 (ἀλλάσσω).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3337 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmet-al-las'-so

to exchange

Fromfrom G3326 and G236;

King Jameschange.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
metallassalaμετήλλαξαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	exchanged	2×

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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	metallassamō	metallassame	metallassami	metallassama	metallassamē	metallassamelē
you 2nd person singular	metallassasō	metallassase	metallassasi	metallassasa	metallassasē	metallassaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	metallassatō	metallassate	metallassati	metallassata	metallassatē	metallassatelē
we 1st person plural	metallassanō	metallassane	metallassani	metallassana	metallassanē	metallassanelē
ye 2nd person plural	metallassavō	metallassave	metallassavi	metallassava	metallassavē	metallassavelē
they 3rd person plural	metallassalō	metallassale	metallassali	metallassala2×μετήλλαξαν	metallassalē	metallassalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	metallassameiō	metallassameia	metallassameiē
you 2nd person singular	metallassaseiō	metallassaseia	metallassaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	metallassateiō	metallassateia	metallassateiē
we 1st person plural	metallassaneiō	metallassaneia	metallassaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	metallassaveiō	metallassaveia	metallassaveiē
they 3rd person plural	metallassaleiō	metallassaleia	metallassaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	metallassasōr	metallassasar	metallassasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	metallassatōr	metallassatar	metallassatēr
ye 2nd person plural	metallassavōr	metallassavar	metallassavēr
they 3rd person plural	metallassalōr	metallassalar	metallassalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	metallassamoiō	metallassamoia
you 2nd person singular	metallassasoiō	metallassasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	metallassatoiō	metallassatoia
we 1st person plural	metallassanoiō	metallassanoia
ye 2nd person plural	metallassavoiō	metallassavoia
they 3rd person plural	metallassaloiō	metallassaloia

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	metallassarō	metallassari	metallassara	metallassarē

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	metallassarōtos	metallassaritos	metallassaratos	metallassarētos

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

metallassstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

metallass 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

metallassala“exchanged”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×

Romans 1:25“exchanged”hotinois metallassala tan alētheian tou theou en te pseuse, kai sebazila kai latreuala ta ktisia para ton ktizaraton, hos atō eulogētos eis toin aiōnoin; amēn.They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

Romans 1:26“exchanged”Dia houtem paradōata autoin tos theos eis patheim atimiau; tais tē gar thēluais autoiu metallassala tan fusikan chrēsian eis tan para fusian,For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.