verb

metechamō

Greekμετέχω (metechō)

Strong’sG3348

I participate in, share

stem metech-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books7 forms occur

Translated as

partake3×belonged to1×partakes1×share1×shared1×sharing1×

What it means

μετ-έχω,

[in LXX: Pr 5:17 (אֵת), 1:18, I Es 5:40 8:70, Si 51:28, al.;]

to partake of, share in: ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν, I Co 9:10; c. gen. rei, I Co 9:12 10:21, 30, He 2:14; in sacramental sense, ἑκ τ. ἐνὸς ἄρτου μ., I Co 10:17 (cf. MM, xvi); metaph., γάλακτος, He 5:13; of belonging to a tribe, He 7:13.†

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

Saidmet-ekh'-o

to share or participate; by implication, belong to, eat (or drink)

Fromfrom G3326 and G2192;

King Jamesbe partaker, pertain, take part, use.

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
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×
metecharōtosμετέχων	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	metecharōtos1×μετέχων	metecharitos	metecharatos	metecharētos

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

metechstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

metechamō“partake”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×

1 Corinthians 10:30“partake”ei mis charia metechamō, tinem blasfēmimō huper heu mis eucharistamō?If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

metechanō“partake”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×

1 Corinthians 10:17“partake”hoti henos artos, henem sōmem tois pollois anō, tois gar pantois ek tou henou artou metechanō.Because there is one loaf, we who are many 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 allois tau vu exousiau metechalō, ouk mallon nis? Alla ouk chrena ta exousia houta, alla panteim steganō hina mē tinan enkopan dōaneia te euangelie tou Christou.If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

metechata“shared”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Hebrews 2:14“shared”Epei oun teim paidieim koinōnatē haimeu kai sarxau, kai autos paraplēsiōs metechata teiu auteiu, hina dia tou thanatou katargateia ton tem kratem echarōton tou thanatou, houtem atō ton diabolon,Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

metechatē“belonged to”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Hebrews 7:13“belonged to”epi hon gar legitō houteim fulau heterau metechatē, apo hau oudenos prosechatē te thusiastērie;He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

metecharō“sharing”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×

1 Corinthians 9:10“sharing”ē dia nin pantōs legatō? dia nin gar grafita, hoti ofeilatō epi elpia tos arotriarōtos arotriarō, kai tos aloarōtos epi elpia teu metecharō.Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

1 Corinthians 10:21“partake”ouk dunevō potēriem kuriou pinarō kai potēriem daimoneiu; ouk dunevō trapezau kuriou metecharō kai trapezau daimoneiu.You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

metecharōtos“partakes”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Hebrews 5:13“partakes”pantos gar tos metecharōtos galeu apeiros logou dikaiosunau, nēpios gar atō;For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.