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
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;]
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metatithevōμετατίθεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle 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× |
| metatitharōtoisμετατιθέντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | change | 1× |
| metatithirōtauμετατιθεμένης | happening now · of, belonging topresent 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 258, 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithemō | metatitheme | metatithemi | metatithema | metatithemē | metatithemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithesō | metatithese | metatithesi | metatithesa | metatithesē | metatitheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithetō | metatithete | metatitheti | metatitheta | metatithetē | metatithetelē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithenō | metatithene | metatitheni | metatithena | metatithenē | metatithenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithevō1×μετατίθεσθε | metatitheve | metatithevi | metatitheva | metatithevē | metatithevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithelō | metatithele | metatitheli | metatithela | metatithelē | metatithelelē |
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 | metatithimō | metatithime | metatithimi | metatithima | metatithimē | metatithimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithisō | metatithise | metatithisi | metatithisa | metatithisē | metatithiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithitō | metatithite | metatithiti | metatithita1×μετετέθη | metatithitē | metatithitelē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithinō | metatithine | metatithini | metatithina | metatithinē | metatithinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithivō | metatithive | metatithivi | metatithiva | metatithivē | metatithivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithilō | metatithile | metatithili | metatithila1×μετετέθησαν | metatithilē | metatithilelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithemeiō | metatithemeia | metatithemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatitheseiō | metatitheseia | metatitheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatitheteiō | metatitheteia | metatitheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metatitheneiō | metatitheneia | metatitheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatitheveiō | metatitheveia | metatitheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatitheleiō | metatitheleia | metatitheleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithimeiō | metatithimeia | metatithimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithiseiō | metatithiseia | metatithiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithiteiō | metatithiteia | metatithiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metatithineiō | metatithineia | metatithineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithiveiō | metatithiveia | metatithiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithileiō | metatithileia | metatithileiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatithesōr | metatithesar | metatithesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithetōr | metatithetar | metatithetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithevōr | metatithevar | metatithevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithelōr | metatithelar | metatithelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatithisōr | metatithisar | metatithisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithitōr | metatithitar | metatithitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithivōr | metatithivar | metatithivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithilōr | metatithilar | metatithilēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithemoiō | metatithemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithesoiō | metatithesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithetoiō | metatithetoia |
| we 1st person plural | metatithenoiō | metatithenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithevoiō | metatithevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatitheloiō | metatitheloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatithimoiō | metatithimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatithisoiō | metatithisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatithitoiō | metatithitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metatithinoiō | metatithinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatithivoiō | metatithivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatithiloiō | 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 or for itself middle voice | metatitherō | metatitheri | metatithera | metatitherē |
| acted on passive voice | metatithirō | metatithiri | metatithira | metatithirē |
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 | metatitharōtos1× | metatitharitos | metatitharatos | metatitharētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metatitherōtos | metatitheritos | metatitheratos | metatitherētos |
| acted on passive voice | metatithirōtos1× | metatithiritos | metatithiratos | metatithirētos |
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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
metatithevō“deserting”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
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 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.
metatithita“taken up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
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 plural1×
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 masculine1×
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 feminine1×
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.