Word

μετατίθημι

metatíthēmi · G3346 · Greek · 6 occurrences

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Meanings

to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart, departure

To effect a change of location in space, with the implication that the two locations are significantly different

Examples
Acts 7:16 “And they were brought back from there to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for before he was taken up, he was attested to have been pleasing to God.
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

Examples
Hebrews 7:12 For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.
Jude 1:4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
to turn away from, to abandon one’s loyalty to

(An idiom, literally: to change from) To abandon an association

Examples
Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel,

How it’s used In 5 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

6 occurrences in 6 groups

ἘνώχEnoch 1
θεόςGod 1
ἱερωσύνηpriesthood 1
Not stated: you (more than one) 1
Not stated: they 1
Not stated (participle) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

χάριςgrace, favor, thanks 1
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 4 groups

εἰςto+ εὐαγγέλιονthe gospel, the good news 1
εἰςto+ ΣυχέμSychem 1
εἰςto+ ἀσέλγειαlicentious behavior 1
ἀπόfrom+ καλέωto call, to name 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 2 groups

οὕτωso, thus, in this way 1
ταχέωςquickly 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

θαυμάζωto marvel, to wonder 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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Semantic domains 3 entries

To change to, to turn into, to cause to be different from, to transform13.64: This sense denotes altering something into a different state. Jude 1:4 describes ungodly persons “who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior.”
To move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart, departure15.2: This sense denotes a change of physical location or realm of existence. Hebrews 11:5 states, “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death,” rendered here in connection with his being “translated.”
To turn away from, to abandon one’s loyalty to34.27: This sense denotes abandoning one's prior loyalty or allegiance. Galatians 1:6 states that the Galatians were “deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel.”

Word family 49 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

τίθημι títhēmi · G5087 · to put, to place, to appoint · 99×ἐπιτίθημι epitíthēmi · G2007 · to put on, to place on, to lay on · 40×διαθήκη diathḗkē · G1242 · to make a covenant, to covenant together, making of a covenant · 33×παρατίθημι paratíthēmi · G3908 · to give food to, to provide with food, to tell a parable · 19×προστίθημι prostíthēmi · G4369 · to add, to give, to provide · 18×θησαυρός thēsaurós · G2344 · storeroom, treasure room, money box · 17×ἀθετέω athetéō · G114 · to not rely on, to set aside, to reject · 16×θεμέλιος themélios · G2310 · foundation, foundation stone · 16×πρόθεσις próthesis · G4286 · plan, proposal, purpose · 12×ἀποτίθημι apotíthēmi · G659 · to put away, to put out of the way, to remove · 9×θησαυρίζω thēsaurízō · G2343 · to treasure up, to keep safe, to make even greater · 8×περιτίθημι peritíthēmi · G4060 · to put around, to surround, to cause to have · 8×διατίθεμαι diatíthemai · G1303 · to make a will, to make a covenant, to covenant together · 7×ἀνάθεμα anáthema · G331 · curse, cursed, accursed · 6×ἀποθήκη apothḗkē · G596 · barn, storehouse · 6×μετατίθημιmetatíthēmi · G3346θεμελιόω themelióō · G2311 · to lay a foundation, to found something upon, to provide a basis for · 5×ἀναθεματίζω anathematízō · G332 · to curse · 4×ἐκτίθημι ektíthēmi · G1620 · to put out of, to explain, to make clear · 4×ἐπίθεσις epíthesis · G1936 · putting on, placing on, laying on · 4×συντίθεμαι syntíthemai · G4934 · to agree on, to arrange together, joint agreement · 4×εὔθετος eúthetos · G2111 · fit, suitable, usable · 3×κατατίθημι katatíthēmi · G2698 · to gain, to obtain, to experience · 3×μετάθεσις metáthesis · G3331 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart · 3×παραθήκη parathḗkē · G3866 · what is entrusted, what is someone’s responsibility to care for · 3×προτίθεμαι protíthemai · G4388 · to plan beforehand, to purpose, to intend · 3×ἀθέμιτος athémitos · G111 · not allowed, forbidden, disgusting · 2×ἄθεσμος áthesmos · G113 · lawless, unruly, not complying with law · 2×ἀθέτησις athétēsis · G115 · to reject, to regard as invalid, annulment · 2×ἀμετάθετος ametáthetos · G276 · not changing, unchanging, never to change · 2×ἀνατίθεμαι anatíthemai · G394 · to explain, to make clear · 2×ἀπόθεσις apóthesis · G595 · to die · 2×προσανατίθημι prosanatíthēmi · G4323 · to add, to consult with, to ask advice of · 2×ὑποτίθημι hypotíthēmi · G5294 · to instruct, to give instructions, to risk one’s life · 2×ἀνάθημα anáthēma · G334 · offering · 1×ἀνεύθετος aneúthetos · G428 · unusable · 1×ἀντιδιατίθεμαι antidiatíthemai · G475 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility · 1×ἀντίθεσις antíthesis · G477 · contradiction · 1×ἀποθησαυρίζω apothēsaurízō · G597 · to treasure up, to keep safe · 1×ἀσύνθετος asýnthetos · G802 · not keeping a promise, not abiding by an agreement · 1×ἔκθετος ékthetos · G1570 · exposed, abandoned · 1×θήκη thḗkē · G2336 · sheath · 1×κατανάθεμα katanáthema · G2652 · cursed, accursed · 1×καταναθεματίζω katanathematízō · G2653 · to curse · 1×περίθεσις períthesis · G4025 · to put on, to wear, wearing · 1×προθέσμιος prothésmios · G4287 · set time, designated time · 1×συγκατάθεσις synkatáthesis · G4783 · joint agreement, joint arrangement, mutual agreement · 1×συγκατατίθεμαι synkatatíthemai · G4784 · to agree on, to arrange together, joint agreement · 1×παρακαταθήκη parakatathḗkē · G3872 · something put down alongside, i.e. a deposit · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist μετέθηκα; present middle μετατίθεμαι: 1 aorist passive μετετεθην; to transpose…

1 aorist μετέθηκα; present middle μετατίθεμαι: 1 aorist passive μετετεθην; to transpose (two things, one of which is put in place of the other (see μετά, III. 2)); i. e.,
1. to transfer: τινα followed by εἰς; with the accusative of place, passive, Acts 7:16; without mention of the place, it being well known to the readers, Heb 11:5 (Gen 5:24; Sir. 44:16, cf. Wis. 4:10).
2. to change (Herodotus 5, 68); passive of an office the mode of conferring which is changed, Heb 7:12; 7:71 τί εἰς τί, to turn one thing into another (τινα εἰς πτηνην φύσιν, Anth. 11, 367, 2); figuratively, τήν... χάριν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, to pervert the grace of God to license, i. e. to seek from the grace of God an argument in defense of licentiousness, Jude 1:4 (cf. Huther, in the place cited).
3. passive or (more commonly) middle, to transfer oneself or suffer oneself to be transferred, i. e. to go or pass over: ἀπό τίνος εἰς τί, to fall away or desert from one person or thing to another, Gal 1:6 (cf. 2 Macc. 7:24; Polybius 5, 111, 8; 26, 2, 6; Diodorus 11, 4; (ὁ μεταθεμενος, turncoat, (Diogenes Laërtius 7, 166 cf. 37; Athen. 7, 281 d.)).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Change of State2 occurrences Move, Come/Go3 occurrences Join, Begin To Associate1 occurrence

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