verb
metastrefimō
Greekμεταστρέφω (metastrefō)
Strong’sG3344
I turn, change, corrupt, pervert
stem metastref-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μετα-στρέφω,
[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 G3344 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metastrefitiμεταστραφήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | turned | 1× |
| metastrefaraμεταστρέψαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | distort | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
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 | metastrefamō | metastrefame | metastrefami | metastrefama | metastrefamē | metastrefamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefasō | metastrefase | metastrefasi | metastrefasa | metastrefasē | metastrefaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefatō | metastrefate | metastrefati | metastrefata | metastrefatē | metastrefatelē |
| we 1st person plural | metastrefanō | metastrefane | metastrefani | metastrefana | metastrefanē | metastrefanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefavō | metastrefave | metastrefavi | metastrefava | metastrefavē | metastrefavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefalō | metastrefale | metastrefali | metastrefala | metastrefalē | metastrefalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metastrefimō | metastrefime | metastrefimi | metastrefima | metastrefimē | metastrefimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefisō | metastrefise | metastrefisi | metastrefisa | metastrefisē | metastrefiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefitō | metastrefite | metastrefiti1×μεταστραφήσεται | metastrefita | metastrefitē | metastrefitelē |
| we 1st person plural | metastrefinō | metastrefine | metastrefini | metastrefina | metastrefinē | metastrefinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefivō | metastrefive | metastrefivi | metastrefiva | metastrefivē | metastrefivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefilō | metastrefile | metastrefili | metastrefila | metastrefilē | metastrefilelē |
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 | metastrefameiō | metastrefameia | metastrefameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefaseiō | metastrefaseia | metastrefaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefateiō | metastrefateia | metastrefateiē |
| we 1st person plural | metastrefaneiō | metastrefaneia | metastrefaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefaveiō | metastrefaveia | metastrefaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefaleiō | metastrefaleia | metastrefaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metastrefimeiō | metastrefimeia | metastrefimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefiseiō | metastrefiseia | metastrefiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefiteiō | metastrefiteia | metastrefiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metastrefineiō | metastrefineia | metastrefineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefiveiō | metastrefiveia | metastrefiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefileiō | metastrefileia | metastrefileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefasōr | metastrefasar | metastrefasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefatōr | metastrefatar | metastrefatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefavōr | metastrefavar | metastrefavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefalōr | metastrefalar | metastrefalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefisōr | metastrefisar | metastrefisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefitōr | metastrefitar | metastrefitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefivōr | metastrefivar | metastrefivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefilōr | metastrefilar | metastrefilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metastrefamoiō | metastrefamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefasoiō | metastrefasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefatoiō | metastrefatoia |
| we 1st person plural | metastrefanoiō | metastrefanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefavoiō | metastrefavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefaloiō | metastrefaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metastrefimoiō | metastrefimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metastrefisoiō | metastrefisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metastrefitoiō | metastrefitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metastrefinoiō | metastrefinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metastrefivoiō | metastrefivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metastrefiloiō | metastrefiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metastrefarō | metastrefari | metastrefara1×μεταστρέψαι | metastrefarē |
| acted on passive voice | metastrefirō | metastrefiri | metastrefira | metastrefirē |
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 | metastrefarōtos | metastrefaritos | metastrefaratos | metastrefarētos |
| acted on passive voice | metastrefirōtos | metastrefiritos | metastrefiratos | metastrefirētos |
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
metastref 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
metastrefiti“turned”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 2:20“turned”tos hēlios metastrefiti eis skotem kai tas selēnas eis haimem prin ē erchara hēmeran kuriou tan megan kai epifanan.The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
metastrefara“distort”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Galatians 1:7“distort”hem ouk atō allem; ei mē tinois alō tois tarassarōtois vin kai thelarōtois metastrefara tem euangeliem tou Christou.which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.