verb
metatrepomō
Strong’sG3344
I turn, change, corrupt, pervert
stem metatrep-once in the New Testament1 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-τρέπω,
[in LXX: IV Mac 6:5 7:3, 12 15:11, 18*;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist passive -εστρέφθην Refs 8th c.BC+:— turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων.. αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον Refs 8th c.BC+: —middle, μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ μαλθακώτερον Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, turn oneself about, turn about, whether to face the enemy, στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς Refs 8th c.BC+; or to flee, τῷ δὲ μεταστρεφθέντι μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν Refs 8th c.BC+; simply, turn round, Refs 5th c.BC+; turn about (to see if any one follows), Refs 5th c.BC+; recur, ἐπὶ τὰ προειρημένα Refs 5th c.BC+
2 turn round, retort, αἰτίας Refs 4th c.BC+
3 twist or turn all ways, πάντα μεταστρέφοντα λόγον βασανίζειν Refs 5th c.BC+; turn upside down, ἅπαντα μ. τύχη Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, τἄνω κάτω ὁ βίος μεταστραφείς Refs 4th c.BC+
4 misrepresent, [δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἀδικίας] τὴν δύναμιν Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, change, alter, τὸ δίκαιον οὐκ ἔστι μεταστρέψαι Refs 4th c.BC+; invert, τὰ τοῦ Ξενοφάνους Refs:—passive, ὁρᾷς γὰρ τἄμ᾽ ὅσῳ μετεστράφη how my fortunes are changed, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 ἀντὶ τοῦ ἰῶτα ἦτα μ. use one for another, Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, turn another way, change one's ways, ἦ τι μεταστρέψει; Refs 8th c.BC+aorist participle μεταστρέψας contrariwise, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 turn so as to punish or avenge, of the gods, μή τι μεταστρέψωσιν ἀγασσάμενοι κακὰ ἔργα Refs 8th c.BC+ (unless transitive, turn back (upon the sinners),Refs
II.3 with genitive, care for, regard, Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metatrepitarμετατραπήτω | happened · he/she/itaorist passive imperative 3rd person singular | turned | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
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 | metatrepomō | metatrepome | metatrepomē | metatrepomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatreposō | metatrepose | metatreposē | metatreposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepotō | metatrepote | metatrepotē | metatrepotelē |
| we 1st person plural | metatreponō | metatrepone | metatreponē | metatreponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepovō | metatrepove | metatrepovē | metatrepovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepolō | metatrepole | metatrepolē | metatrepolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatrepimi | metatrepima |
| you 2nd person singular | metatrepisi | metatrepisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepiti | metatrepita |
| we 1st person plural | metatrepini | metatrepina |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepivi | metatrepiva |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepili | metatrepila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatrepomeiō | metatrepomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metatreposeiō | metatreposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepoteiō | metatrepoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metatreponeiō | metatreponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepoveiō | metatrepoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepoleiō | metatrepoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatrepimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatrepiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepiteia |
| we 1st person plural | metatrepineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatreposōr | metatreposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepotōr | metatrepotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepovōr | metatrepovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepolōr | metatrepolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metatrepisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepitar1×μετατραπήτω |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepivar |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatrepomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | metatreposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | metatreponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metatrepimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metatrepisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metatrepitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metatrepinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metatrepivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metatrepiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metatreporō | metatreporē | ||
| acted on passive voice | metatrepiri | metatrepira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | metatreporōntos | metatreporēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | metatrepirintos | metatrepirantos |
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
metatrep 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
metatrepitar“turned”happened · he/she/itaorist passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
James 4:9“turned”… klaiavar; tos gelōtos vu eis penthem metatrepitar kai tas charas eis katēfeian;… mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.