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verb

metatithimō

Greekμετατίθημι (metatithēmi)

Strong’sG3346

I transfer, desert, change

stem metatith-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

brought backchangechangeddesertingtakentaken up

What it means

μετα-τίθημι,

[in LXX: Ge 5:24 (לקח), De 27:17, al. (סוּג hi.), Si 44:16, II Mac 7:24, al;]

1. to transfer to another place: c. acc., pass., He 11:5(LXX); seq. εἰς, Ac 7:16.
2. to change: c. acc., pass., He 7:12; seq. εἰς, fig., i.e. to make one thing a pretext for another, χάριν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, Ju 4. Mid., to change oneself, pass over: seq. ἀπό et εἰς, Ga 1:6 (cf. II Mac 7:24).†

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

Strong’s G3346 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmet-at-ith'-ay-mee

to transfer, i.e. (literally) transport, (by implication) exchange, (reflexively) change sides, or (figuratively) pervert

Fromfrom G3326 and G5087;

King Jamescarry over, change, remove, translate, turn.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
metatithevōμετατίθεσθεhappening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person pluraldeserting
metatithataμετέθηκενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singulartaken
metatithitaμετετέθηhappened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singulartaken up
metatithilaμετετέθησανhappened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person pluralbrought back
metatitharōtoisμετατιθέντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculinechange
metatithirōtauμετατιθεμένηςhappening now · of, belonging topresent passive participle genitive singular femininechanged

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 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmetatithamōmetatithamemetatithamimetatithamametatithamēmetatithamelē
you 2nd person singularmetatithasōmetatithasemetatithasimetatithasametatithasēmetatithaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithatōmetatithatemetatithatimetatithataμετέθηκενmetatithatēmetatithatelē
we 1st person pluralmetatithanōmetatithanemetatithanimetatithanametatithanēmetatithanelē
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithavōmetatithavemetatithavimetatithavametatithavēmetatithavelē
they 3rd person pluralmetatithalōmetatithalemetatithalimetatithalametatithalēmetatithalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmetatithemōmetatithememetatithemimetatithemametatithemēmetatithemelē
you 2nd person singularmetatithesōmetatithesemetatithesimetatithesametatithesēmetatitheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithetōmetatithetemetatithetimetatithetametatithetēmetatithetelē
we 1st person pluralmetatithenōmetatithenemetatithenimetatithenametatithenēmetatithenelē
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithevōμετατίθεσθεmetatithevemetatithevimetatithevametatithevēmetatithevelē
they 3rd person pluralmetatithelōmetatithelemetatithelimetatithelametatithelēmetatithelelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmetatithimōmetatithimemetatithimimetatithimametatithimēmetatithimelē
you 2nd person singularmetatithisōmetatithisemetatithisimetatithisametatithisēmetatithiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithitōmetatithitemetatithitimetatithitaμετετέθηmetatithitēmetatithitelē
we 1st person pluralmetatithinōmetatithinemetatithinimetatithinametatithinēmetatithinelē
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithivōmetatithivemetatithivimetatithivametatithivēmetatithivelē
they 3rd person pluralmetatithilōmetatithilemetatithilimetatithilaμετετέθησανmetatithilēmetatithilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmetatithameiōmetatithameiametatithameiē
you 2nd person singularmetatithaseiōmetatithaseiametatithaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithateiōmetatithateiametatithateiē
we 1st person pluralmetatithaneiōmetatithaneiametatithaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithaveiōmetatithaveiametatithaveiē
they 3rd person pluralmetatithaleiōmetatithaleiametatithaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmetatithemeiōmetatithemeiametatithemeiē
you 2nd person singularmetatitheseiōmetatitheseiametatitheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatitheteiōmetatitheteiametatitheteiē
we 1st person pluralmetatitheneiōmetatitheneiametatitheneiē
ye 2nd person pluralmetatitheveiōmetatitheveiametatitheveiē
they 3rd person pluralmetatitheleiōmetatitheleiametatitheleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmetatithimeiōmetatithimeiametatithimeiē
you 2nd person singularmetatithiseiōmetatithiseiametatithiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithiteiōmetatithiteiametatithiteiē
we 1st person pluralmetatithineiōmetatithineiametatithineiē
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithiveiōmetatithiveiametatithiveiē
they 3rd person pluralmetatithileiōmetatithileiametatithileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmetatithasōrmetatithasarmetatithasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithatōrmetatithatarmetatithatēr
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithavōrmetatithavarmetatithavēr
they 3rd person pluralmetatithalōrmetatithalarmetatithalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmetatithesōrmetatithesarmetatithesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithetōrmetatithetarmetatithetēr
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithevōrmetatithevarmetatithevēr
they 3rd person pluralmetatithelōrmetatithelarmetatithelēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmetatithisōrmetatithisarmetatithisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithitōrmetatithitarmetatithitēr
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithivōrmetatithivarmetatithivēr
they 3rd person pluralmetatithilōrmetatithilarmetatithilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmetatithamoiōmetatithamoia
you 2nd person singularmetatithasoiōmetatithasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithatoiōmetatithatoia
we 1st person pluralmetatithanoiōmetatithanoia
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithavoiōmetatithavoia
they 3rd person pluralmetatithaloiōmetatithaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmetatithemoiōmetatithemoia
you 2nd person singularmetatithesoiōmetatithesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithetoiōmetatithetoia
we 1st person pluralmetatithenoiōmetatithenoia
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithevoiōmetatithevoia
they 3rd person pluralmetatitheloiōmetatitheloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmetatithimoiōmetatithimoia
you 2nd person singularmetatithisoiōmetatithisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetatithitoiōmetatithitoia
we 1st person pluralmetatithinoiōmetatithinoia
ye 2nd person pluralmetatithivoiōmetatithivoia
they 3rd person pluralmetatithiloiōmetatithiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicemetatitharōmetatitharimetatitharametatitharē
acts on or for itself middle voicemetatitherōmetatitherimetatitherametatitherē
acted on passive voicemetatithirōmetatithirimetatithirametatithirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicemetatitharōtosmetatitharitosmetatitharatosmetatitharētos
acts on or for itself middle voicemetatitherōtosmetatitheritosmetatitheratosmetatitherētos
acted on passive voicemetatithirōtosmetatithiritosmetatithiratosmetatithirētos

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
metatithstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

metatith 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

metatithevō“deserting”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural

Galatians 1:6“deserting”Thaumazamō hoti houtōs tacheōs metatithevō apo tou kalaratou vin en charia Christou eis heterem euangeliem,I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel —

metatithata“taken”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

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.

metatithita“taken up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular

Hebrews 11:5“taken up”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.

metatithila“brought back”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural

Acts 7:16“brought back”kai metatithila eis Suchem kai tithila en te mnēme he ōneta Abraam timau argurieu para toiu huioiu Hemmōr en Suchem.Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

metatitharōtois“change”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine

Jude 1:4“change”pareisduala gar tinois anthrōpois, tois palai prografirētois eis houtem tem krimem, asebois, tan tou theou nu charian metatitharōtois eis aselgeian kai ton monon despoton kai kurion nu Iēsun Christon arnerōtois.For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed — ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

metatithirōtau“changed”happening now · of, belonging topresent passive participle genitive singular feminine

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