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μετατίθημι

To transport

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μετατίθημι G3346
Pronunciation metatíthēmi

What does μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) mean in the Bible?

μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to transport". μετα-τίθημι [in LXX: Gen.

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Meaning

to transport
Extended definition
1to transfer to another place: with accusative, pass., Heb.11:5 (LXX); before εἰς, Act.7:16
2to change: with accusative, pass., Heb.7:12; before εἰς, figuratively, i.e. to make one thing a pretext for another, χάριν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, Ju 4. Mid., to change oneself, pass over: before ἀπό and εἰς, Gal.1:6 (cf. 2Mac, l.with).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Passive Middle Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Passive Acts 7:16 · Heb 11:5 2×
Present Middle Gal 1:6 1×
Aorist Active Heb 11:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Heb 7:12 1×
Present Active Jude 1:4 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 ongoing 1 participle 2
Tense
aorist 3 present 3
Voice
passive 3 active 2 middle 1
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 7:16 μετετέθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Galatians 1:6 μετατίθεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Hebrews 7:12 μετατιθεμένης present passive participle participle Hebrews 11:5 μετετέθη aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 11:5 μετέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Jude 1:4 μετατιθέντες present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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