μεταστρέφω
metastréphō · G3344 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to change to, to turn into, to cause to be different from, to transform
To cause a change of state, with emphasis upon the difference in the resulting state
ExamplesActs 2:20 ‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD COMES.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἥλιοςthe sun 1
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εὐαγγέλιονthe gospel, the good news 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἰςto+ σκότοςdarkness 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θέλωto want, to wish, to desire 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- μετατίθημι metatíthēmi · G3346 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart
- Both denote transformation or alteration of something from its original state. μεταστρέφω emphasizes turning or perverting (transmutation, corruption), while μετατίθημι emphasizes transfer or exchange (transport, relocation, change of position or allegiance). They converge in their shared figurative sense of perverting or corrupting.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To change to, to turn into, to cause to be different from, to transform13.64
- This lexeme denotes a dramatic change from one state into another. Acts 2:20 quotes the prophecy, “THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD COMES.”
Word family 29 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist infinitive μεταστρέψαι; passive, 2 aorist imperative 3 person singular…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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