verb
metechamō
Strong’sG3348
I participate in, share
stem metech-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books7 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.
μετ-έχω,
[in LXX: Pr 5:17 (אֵת), 1:18, I Es 5:40 8:70, Si 51:28, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3348 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Aeolic dialect πεδέχω Refs 7th c.BC+; infinitive πεδέχην Refs: future μεθέξω Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect μετέσχηκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—partake of, share in:— Constr.:
1 mostly with genitive of things only, κακοτάτων, βρόδων, Alc.[same place], Refs 7th c.BC+; ἀγαθῶν, κακῶν, βίου, Refs 6th c.BC+; τῆς τοῦ Μάγου ὕβριος Hdt.[same place]; μ. τοῦ λόγου to be in the secret, Refs 5th c.BC+ to be members of the Refs[same place]; μ. τῆς πόλεως, τῆς πολιτείας, NT+5th c.BC+ partake of something in common with another, οὔ οἱ μ. θράσεος Refs 5th c.BC+
2 frequently the part or share is added, τοῦ πεδίου οὐκ ἐλαχίστην μοῖραν μ. Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with accusative of things, μ. τὸ ἴσον (i.e. μέρος) τῶν ἀγαθῶν τινιRefs 5th c.BC+
4 rarely with accusative only, ἀκερδῆ χάριν μ. Refs 5th c.BC+
5 with dative of things only in a corrupt passage, τῇ.. κατὰ τὴν χώραν.. οἰκήσει μετεῖχον Refs 5th c.BC+
6 μ. περὶ ἔργων καὶ τεχνῶν have some knowledge respecting.., Refs 4th c.BC+
7 absolutely, to be a partner, Refs 3rd c.BC+; οἱ μετέχοντες the partners, accomplices, Refs 5th c.BC+
II in Platonic Philos., participate in a universal, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, μετέχονται (i.e. αἱ ἰδέαι) are participated in,Refs 5th c.BC+
III in Aristotelian Logic, share in, i.e. admit the definition of, τὰ μὲν εἴδη μετέχει τῶν γενῶν, τὰ δὲ γένη τῶν εἰδῶν οὔ Refs 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metechamōμετέχω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | partake | 1× |
| metechanōμετέχομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | partake | 1× |
| metechalōμετέχουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | share | 1× |
| metechataμετέσχεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | shared | 1× |
| metechatēμετέσχηκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | belonged to | 1× |
| metecharōμετέχειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | sharing | 2× |
| metecharōntosμετέχων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | partakes | 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, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metechamō1×μετέχω | metechame | metechami | metechama | metechamē | metechamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metechasō | metechase | metechasi | metechasa | metechasē | metechaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metechatō | metechate | metechati | metechata1×μετέσχεν | metechatē1×μετέσχηκεν | metechatelē |
| we 1st person plural | metechanō1×μετέχομεν | metechane | metechani | metechana | metechanē | metechanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metechavō | metechave | metechavi | metechava | metechavē | metechavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metechalō1×μετέχουσιν | metechale | metechali | metechala | metechalē | metechalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metechameiō | metechameia | metechameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metechaseiō | metechaseia | metechaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metechateiō | metechateia | metechateiē |
| we 1st person plural | metechaneiō | metechaneia | metechaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metechaveiō | metechaveia | metechaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metechaleiō | metechaleia | metechaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metechasōr | metechasar | metechasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metechatōr | metechatar | metechatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metechavōr | metechavar | metechavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metechalōr | metechalar | metechalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metechamoiō | metechamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metechasoiō | metechasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metechatoiō | metechatoia |
| we 1st person plural | metechanoiō | metechanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metechavoiō | metechavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metechaloiō | metechaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metecharō2×μετέχειν | metechari | metechara | metecharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | metecharōntos1×μετέχων | metecharintos | metecharantos | metecharēntos |
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
metech 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
metechamō“partake”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 10:30ei mis charita metechamō, tinem blasfēmomō huper heu mis eucharistamō?If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why …
metechanō“partake”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 10:17… gar pantois ek tou henou artou metechanō.… are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
metechalō“share”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 9:12“share”ei allosois tau vu exousiau metechalō, ouk mallon nis? Alla ouk chrena …If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this …
metechata“shared”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 2:14… haimeu kai sarkau, kai autos paraplēsiōs metechata teiu auteiu, hina dia tou thanatou …… have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by …
metechatē“belonged to”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 7:13… hon gar legotō houteim fulau heterau metechatē, apo hau oudenos prosechatē te thusiastērie;… of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no …
metecharō“sharing”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
1 Corinthians 9:10“sharing”… kai tos aloarōntos epi elpida teu metecharō.… plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
1 Corinthians 10:21… potēriem daimoneiu; ouk dunovō trapezau kuriou metecharō kai trapezau daimoneiu.… cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord …
metecharōntos“partakes”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 5:13“partakes”pantos gar tos metecharōntos galakteu apeiros logou dikaiosunau, nēpios gar …For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.