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verb

methistanamō

Greekμεθίστημι (methistēmi)

Strong’sG3179

I move out of its place, transfer

stem methistan-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

removedremovetransferredturned away

What it means

μεθ-ίστημι and (late form, I Co 13:2) μεθιστάνω,

[in LXX for סור hi., etc.;]

trans. in pres., impf., fut. and aor.
1. to change, remove: c. acc. rei, ὄρη, I Co 13:2 (cf. Is 54:10); c. acc. pers.: seq. εἰς, Col 1:13; seq. ἐκ, pass., Lk 16:4; of causing death (cf. similar intrans. sense, Eur., Alc., 21, al.), Ac 13:22. Metaph. (cf. τ. καρδίαν μ., Jos 14:8), c. acc. pers., to pervert: Ac 19:26.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3179 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmeth-is'-tay-mee

to transfer, i.e. carry away, depose or (figuratively) exchange, seduce

Fromfrom G3326 and G2476;

King Jamesput out, remove, translate, turn away.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
methistanataμετέστησενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularturned away
methistanimeiaμετασταθῶhappened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singularremoved
methistanarōμεθιστάναιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitiveremove
methistanaratosμεταστήσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculineremoved

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, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmethistanamōmethistanamemethistanamimethistanamamethistanamēmethistanamelē
you 2nd person singularmethistanasōmethistanasemethistanasimethistanasamethistanasēmethistanaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanatōmethistanatemethistanatimethistanataμετέστησενmethistanatēmethistanatelē
we 1st person pluralmethistananōmethistananemethistananimethistananamethistananēmethistananelē
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanavōmethistanavemethistanavimethistanavamethistanavēmethistanavelē
they 3rd person pluralmethistanalōmethistanalemethistanalimethistanalamethistanalēmethistanalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmethistanimōmethistanimemethistanimimethistanimamethistanimēmethistanimelē
you 2nd person singularmethistanisōmethistanisemethistanisimethistanisamethistanisēmethistaniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanitōmethistanitemethistanitimethistanitamethistanitēmethistanitelē
we 1st person pluralmethistaninōmethistaninemethistaninimethistaninamethistaninēmethistaninelē
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanivōmethistanivemethistanivimethistanivamethistanivēmethistanivelē
they 3rd person pluralmethistanilōmethistanilemethistanilimethistanilamethistanilēmethistanilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmethistanameiōmethistanameiamethistanameiē
you 2nd person singularmethistanaseiōmethistanaseiamethistanaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanateiōmethistanateiamethistanateiē
we 1st person pluralmethistananeiōmethistananeiamethistananeiē
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanaveiōmethistanaveiamethistanaveiē
they 3rd person pluralmethistanaleiōmethistanaleiamethistanaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmethistanimeiōmethistanimeiaμετασταθῶmethistanimeiē
you 2nd person singularmethistaniseiōmethistaniseiamethistaniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistaniteiōmethistaniteiamethistaniteiē
we 1st person pluralmethistanineiōmethistanineiamethistanineiē
ye 2nd person pluralmethistaniveiōmethistaniveiamethistaniveiē
they 3rd person pluralmethistanileiōmethistanileiamethistanileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmethistanasōrmethistanasarmethistanasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanatōrmethistanatarmethistanatēr
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanavōrmethistanavarmethistanavēr
they 3rd person pluralmethistanalōrmethistanalarmethistanalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmethistanisōrmethistanisarmethistanisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanitōrmethistanitarmethistanitēr
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanivōrmethistanivarmethistanivēr
they 3rd person pluralmethistanilōrmethistanilarmethistanilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmethistanamoiōmethistanamoia
you 2nd person singularmethistanasoiōmethistanasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanatoiōmethistanatoia
we 1st person pluralmethistananoiōmethistananoia
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanavoiōmethistanavoia
they 3rd person pluralmethistanaloiōmethistanaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmethistanimoiōmethistanimoia
you 2nd person singularmethistanisoiōmethistanisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmethistanitoiōmethistanitoia
we 1st person pluralmethistaninoiōmethistaninoia
ye 2nd person pluralmethistanivoiōmethistanivoia
they 3rd person pluralmethistaniloiōmethistaniloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicemethistanarōμεθιστάναιmethistanarimethistanaramethistanarē
acted on passive voicemethistanirōmethistanirimethistaniramethistanirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicemethistanarōtosmethistanaritosmethistanaratosμεταστήσαςmethistanarētos
acted on passive voicemethistanirōtosmethistaniritosmethistaniratosmethistanirētos

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
methistanstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

methistan 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

methistanata“turned away”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 19:26“turned away”kai theōravō kai akouavō hoti ouk monem Efesau alla schedōs pantau tau Asiau tos Paulos houtos peitharatos methistanata hikanon ochlon, legarōtos hoti ouk alō theois tois dia cheiraiu ginerōtois.And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Colossians 1:13“transferred”hos rueta nin ek tau exousiau teu skoteu kai methistanata eis tan basileian tou huiou tau agapau autou,He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

methistanimeia“removed”happened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singular

Luke 16:4“removed”gnōskama tinem poiameia, hina hotan methistanimeia ek tau oikonomiau decheleia min eis toin oikoin heautoiu.I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

methistanarō“remove”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive

1 Corinthians 13:2“remove”kai ean echameiō profēteian kai oidameiē teim mustērieim panteim kai pantan tan gnōsian, kai ean echameiō pantan tan pistian hōste oreim methistanarō, agapan de mē echameiō, oudenem amō.If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

methistanaratos“removed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 13:22“removed”kai methistanaratos auton egeirata ton David autoi eis basilevon, ho kai legata marturaratos; Heuriskama David ton tou Iessai, anēron kata tan kardian mu, hos poiati panteim teim thelēmeim mu.After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’