noun · feminine

metathesias

Greekμετάθεσις (metathesis)

Strong’sG3331

change, transformation, removal

stem metathesi-3 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

change1×removal1×taken1×

What it means

** μετά-θεσις, -εως, ἡ

(< μετατίθημι), [in LXX: II Mac 11:24*;]

1. change of position, removal: He 11:5.

2. change, as of that which has been established: He 7:12 12:27.†

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

Strong’s G3331 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmet-ath'-es-is

transposition, i.e. transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law)

Fromfrom G3346;

King Jameschange, removing, translation.

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	metathesias1×μετάθεσις	metathesiais
object accusative	metathesian1×μετάθεσιν	metathesiain
direct address vocative	metathesiar	metathesiair
of, belonging to genitive	metathesiau1×μεταθέσεως	metathesiaiu
to, for dative	metathesia	metathesiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

metathesistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

metathesia 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

metathesias“change”subjectnominative singular1×

Hebrews 7:12“change”metatithirōtau gar tau hierōsunau ek anankau kai nomou metathesias ginetō.For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

metathesian“removal”objectaccusative singular1×

Hebrews 12:27“removal”tem de Ēti hapax dēlatō teiu saleuirōteiu metathesian hōs poiirēteiu, hina menateia teim mē saleuirōteim.The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that the unshakable may remain.

metathesiau“taken”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Hebrews 11:5“taken”Pistia Henōch metatithita teu mē horara thanaton, kai ouk heuriskite dioti metatithata auton tos theos; pro gar tau metathesiau marturitē euarestarē to theo,By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.