verb
metatithomō
Strong’sG3346
I transfer, desert, change
stem metatith-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 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.
μετα-τίθημι,
[in LXX: Ge 5:24 (לקח), De 27:17, al. (סוּג hi.), Si 44:16, II Mac 7:24, al;]
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
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -θήσω:—middle, future - θήσομαι Refs 4th c.BC+
I place among, τῷ κ᾽ οὔ τι τόσον κέλαδον μετέθηκε (variant{μεθέηκεν}) then he would not have caused so much noise among us, Refs 8th c.BC+
II place differently,
II.1 in local sense, transpose, change the place of, τὰ αἰδοῖα εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν Refs 5th c.BC+; μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν (i.e. τὸν Ἑνώχ) ὁ θεός LXX:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+; to be transferred, NT+2nd c.BC+
II.2 in Logic, μ. τὸ συμπέρασμα alter a conclusion to its contrary, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 change, alter, of a treaty, μεταθεῖναι ὅπῃ ἂν δοκῇ ἀμφοτέροις Foed. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ ὑὸς τὰς ἐπωνυμίας μ. change their names and call them after swine, Refs 5th c.BC+; substitute, προφάσεις ἀντὶ τῶν ἀληθῶν ψευδεῖς μ. Refs 5th c.BC+; correct, τοὺς ἠγνοηκότας Refs 2nd c.BC+; but, pervert, μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ LXX
II.4 middle, change what is one's own or for oneself, μ. τὰ εἰρημένα Refs 5th c.BC+; νόμουςRefs 4th c.BC+; ὀνόματα change the use of words, Refs 4th c.BC+ G. (also in active, Refs; [τὸ νόμισμα] Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, change one's opinion, retract, Refs 5th c.BC+; μεταθέσθω let him change his mind, Refs 4th c.BC+; also in political sense, change sides, μεταθέσθαι πρὸς τὴν Ῥωμαίων αἵρεσιν Refs 2nd c.BC+; Dionysius of Heraclea, who went over from the Stoics to the Cyrenaics, was called μεταθέμενος, turn-coat, LXX+1st c.AD+
II.4.b τὴν γνώμην μετατίθεσθαι change to or adopt a new opinion, Refs 5th c.BC+ change from.., Refs 2nd c.AD+; μετέθου λύσσαν ἄρτι σωφρονῶν thou hast changed to madness, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. τὸ ὄνομα τὸ νῦν ἀπὸ τῶν αἰγῶν adopted their present name, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.4.c μ. [τὸν φόβον] transfer one's fear, Refs 4th c.BC+; τῇ μισθαρνίᾳ ταῦτα μετατιθέμενος τὰ ὀνόματα transferring.., Refs
II.4.d with infinitive, μ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπλήστως.. ἔχοντος βίου τὸν κοσμίως.. ἔχοντα βίον ἑλέσθαι change one's mind and determine to choose.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4.e with double accusative, τὸ κείνων κακὸν τῷδε κέρδος μ. turning their misdeeds into his gain, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 passive, to be changed, alter, μετετέθην εὐβουλίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ἐς Ῥωμαίους pass over, Refs 2nd c.AD+; μ. ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς are turned away from.., NT
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metatithovōμετατίθεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | deserting | 1× |
| metatithataμετέθηκεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | taken | 1× |
| metatithitaμετετέθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | taken up | 1× |
| metatithilaμετετέθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | brought back | 1× |
| metatitharōntoisμετατιθέντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | change | 1× |
| metatithorōntauμετατιθεμένης | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular feminine | changed | 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, 4 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 | metatithamō | metatithame | metatithami | metatithama | metatithamē | metatithamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithasō | metatithase | metatithasi | metatithasa | metatithasē | metatithaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithatō | metatithate | metatithati | metatithata1×μετέθηκεν | metatithatē | metatithatelē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithanō | metatithane | metatithani | metatithana | metatithanē | metatithanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithavō | metatithave | metatithavi | metatithava | metatithavē | metatithavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithalō | metatithale | metatithali | metatithala | metatithalē | metatithalelē |
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 | metatithomō | metatithome | metatithomē | metatithomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithosō | metatithose | metatithosē | metatithoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithotō | metatithote | metatithotē | metatithotelē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithonō | metatithone | metatithonē | metatithonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithovō1×μετατίθεσθε | metatithove | metatithovē | metatithovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatitholō | metatithole | metatitholē | metatitholelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithimi | metatithima |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithisi | metatithisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithiti | metatithita1×μετετέθη |
| we 1st person plural | metatithini | metatithina |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithivi | metatithiva |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithili | metatithila1×μετετέθησαν |
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 | metatithameiō | metatithameia | metatithameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithaseiō | metatithaseia | metatithaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithateiō | metatithateia | metatithateiē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithaneiō | metatithaneia | metatithaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithaveiō | metatithaveia | metatithaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithaleiō | metatithaleia | metatithaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithomeiō | metatithomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithoseiō | metatithoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithoteiō | metatithoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithoneiō | metatithoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithoveiō | metatithoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatitholeiō | metatitholeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithiteia |
| we 1st person plural | metatithineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatithasōr | metatithasar | metatithasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithatōr | metatithatar | metatithatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithavōr | metatithavar | metatithavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithalōr | metatithalar | metatithalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatithosōr | metatithosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithotōr | metatithotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithovōr | metatithovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metatitholōr | metatitholēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatithisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithivar |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithamoiō | metatithamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithasoiō | metatithasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithatoiō | metatithatoia |
| we 1st person plural | metatithanoiō | metatithanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithavoiō | metatithavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithaloiō | metatithaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | metatithonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | metatitholoiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metatithinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithiloia |
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 | metatitharō | metatithari | metatithara | metatitharē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metatithorō | metatithorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | metatithiri | metatithira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metatitharōntos1× | metatitharintos | metatitharantos | metatitharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metatithorōntos1× | metatithorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | metatithirintos | metatithirantos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
metatithovō“deserting”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 1:6Thaumazamō hoti houtōs tacheōs metatithovō apo tou kalarantou vin en charita …… am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by …
metatithata“taken”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 11:5… horara thanaton, kai ouk heuriskote dioti metatithata auton tos theos; pro gar tau …… not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was …
metatithita“taken up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 11:5Pistia Henōch metatithita teu mē horara thanaton, kai ouk …By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see …
metatithila“brought back”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:16“brought back”kai metatithila eis Suchem kai tithila en te …… carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that …
metatitharōntois“change”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Jude 1:4“change”… asebois, tan tou theou nu charitan metatitharōntois eis aselgeian kai ton monon despoton …… 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 …
metatithorōntau“changed”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular feminine1×
Hebrews 7:12metatithorōntau gar tau hierōsunau ek anankau kai …For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as …