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G3179 μεθίστημι (methístēmi)

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Quick Definition

μεθίστημι v. I move out of its place, transfer

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: from G3326 (μετά) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

KJV Usage: put out, remove, translate, turn away

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μεθίστημι (G3179) — μεθίσταμαι

verb | aor. μετέστησα · ptc. μεταστήσας · aor.pass.subj. μετασταθῶ | μετά + ἵστημι

15.9 · Linear Movement · Move, Come/Go

to cause to move, to remove to cause something to be moved from one place to another It is not possible to determine whether in 1CO 13:2 one should understand ‘remove mountains’ in the sense of ‘causing them to disappear’ or ‘to cause a mountain to change its location,’ that is to say, to move a mountain from one place to another.

ACT 13:22 · 1CO 13:2

13.64 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Change of State

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

LUK 16:4 · COL 1:13

31.73 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Change an Opinion Concerning Truth

to turn away, to mislead (a figurative extension of meaning of μεθίστημι[a] ‘to cause to move,’ 15.9) to cause a complete change in someone’s beliefs, normally in the unfavorable sense of causing someone to turn away from a previous belief and hence to be misled

ACT 19:26

68.38 · (μεθίσταμαι) · Aspect · Cease, Stop

to cease to cease from a state or function, with the implication of transfer or removal See also μεθίστημι[b] in 13.64.

LUK 16:4

1 There are undoubtedly certain significant differences of meaning in this series in 13.64, but it is impossible to determine this on the basis of existing contexts.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μεθίστημι and (in 1Co_13:2 R G WH (cf. ἵστημι)) μεθιστάνω; 1 aorist μετέστησα; 1 aorist passive subjunctive μετασταθῶ; from Homer down; properly, to transpose, transfer, remote from one place to another: properly, of change of situation or place, ὄρη, 1Co_13:2 (Isa_54:10); τινα εἰς τί, Col_1:13; τινα (T Tr WH add ἐκ, so L in brackets) τῆς οἰκονομίας, to remove from the office of steward, passive Luk_16:4 (τῆς χρείας, 1Ma_11:63); τινα ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν, to remove from life, Diodorus 2, 57, 5; 4, 55, 1; with ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν omitted, Act_13:22 (in Greek writings also in the middle and in the intransitive tenses of the active to depart from life, to die, Euripides, Alc. 21; Polybius 32, 21, 3; Heliodorus 4, 14). metaphorically, τινα, without adjunct (cf. German verrücken (English pervert), i. e. to lead aside (A. V. turn away) to other tenets: Act_19:26 (τήν καρδίαν τοῦ λαοῦ, Jos_14:8).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μεθίστημι methistēmi 5x

to cause a change of position; to remove, transport, 1 Cor. 13:2; to transfer, Col. 1:13; met. to cause to change sides; by impl. to pervert, mislead, Acts 19:26; to remove from office, dismiss, discard, Lk. 16:4; Acts 13:22*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

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

[in LXX for סור hi., etc.;]

trans. in pres., impf., fut. and aor. 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.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

μεθιστάνω / μεθίστημι [page 394] μεθιστάνω , μεθίστημι , in the sense of remove from, is seen in a contract regarding letting a house, BGU IV. 1116 .32 (B.C. 13) μεθισταμέ (νῃ ) τῆ (ς ) μισθώσεως ἐντὸς τοῦ χρό (νου ) καὶ ἑτέρο (ις ) μεταμισθο (ῦν ) : cf. ib. 1117 .43 , 1159 .15 , and the late P Oxy I. 135 .21 (A.D. 579) [[μεθε ]]στασθαι εἰς ἕτερον τόπον . For the verb, depart from life, die, see P Lond 354 .10 ( c. B.C. 10) (= II. p. 164) φάσκοντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν μεθεστακέναι , and for a causal sense, see BGU I. 36 .13 (ii/A.D.) τοῦ ζῆν με [τ ]α [σ ]τῆσαι , and without τοῦ ζῆν (cf. Act_13:22 ) OGIS 308 .4 (ii/B.C.) μεθέστηκεν εἰς θεούς , which the editor describes as usitata formula de regum regiaeque familiae hominum mortibus, and compares ib. 338 .4 (ii/B.C.) μεθισ ]τάμενος ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀπολέλοιπεν τὴ [μ πατρί ]δα ἡμῶν ἐλευθέραν (of Attalus III.), and 339 .16 ( c. B.C. 125) τῶν τε βασιλέων εἰς θεοὺς μεταστάντων . Cf. also Vett. Val. p. 94 .9 ἔκπτωτος ἐγένετο καὶ ἑκὼν μετέστη ( mortem sibi conscivit ).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

μεθίστημι (methistēmi) — to move. μεθίστημι: causal, in present and imperfect, future and aorist 1, place in another way, change, τοι ταῦτα μεταστήσω I will change thee this present, i. e. give another instead, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄνομα, τύχην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς ὀλιγαρχίαν μ. [τὴν πολιτείαν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐκ τῆς καθεστηκυίας ἄλλην μ. [πολιτείαν] introduce a new polity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. with genitive partitive, οὐ μεθίστησι τοῦ χρώματος he changes [nothing] of his colour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. of persons, set free, τινὰ νόσου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κακῶν, πόνων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. remove by killing, αὑτόν [Refs 1st c.AD+]middle, τὸν ἄνθρωπον[Refs]

II.3. remove from one place to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+] — aorist 1 middle μεταστήσασθαι remove from oneself or from one's presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; banish, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B passive, with aorist 1 μετεστάθην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 2, perfect, and pluperfect active: __B.I of persons, stand among or in the midst of, with dative, ἑτάροισι μεθίστατο [Refs 8th c.BC+] __B.I.2 change one's position, τυράννοις ἐκποδὼν μεθίστασο make way for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; depart, παλαιὸν εἰς ἴχνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅταν μεταστῇ [ὄλβος] [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.I.3 with genitive of things, change, cease from, κότου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύπης, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. βίου die, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἑκὼν μ. commit suicide, Vett. Val.94.9); μ. φρενῶν change from one's former mind, change one's mind, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.I.4 go over to another party, revolt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρά or πρός τινα, [Refs] __B.I.5 to be banished, ὑπό τινων [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.II of things, change, alter, either for the better, τῆς τύχης εὖ μετεστεώσης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or for the worse, ἐξ ἧς [πολιτείας] ἡ ὀλιγαρχία μετέστη from which oligarchy arose by a change, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴ τι μὴ δαίμων.. μεθέστηκε στρατῷ hath changed for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.2 in Medicine texts, of pains, change position, εἰς τὴν ἄνω χώραν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

μεθ-ίστημι and (late form, 1Co.13:2) μεθιστάνω, [in LXX for סוּר hi., etc. ;] trans. in Pres., impf., fut. and aor. 1, to change, remove: with accusative of thing(s), ὄρη, 1Co.13:2 (cf. Isa.54:10); with accusative of person(s): before εἰς, Col.1:13; before ἐκ, pass., Luk.16:4; of causing death (cf. similar intrans. sense, Eur., Alc., 21, al.), Act.13:22. Metaphorical (cf. τ. καρδίαν μ., Jos.14:8), with accusative of person(s), to pervert: Act.19:26.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (5)

16:4
13:22 19:26
13:2
1:13

📖 Greek Word Study — In-Depth Study from Precept Austin

Remove (transfer) (3179) methistemi

Paul teaches in this verse that God has delivered believers from the right and the might of the darkness. The "domain of darkness" now has no right to "fasten" itself on a believer. As a way of life the evil one cannot grasp a believer in a way that exerts a modifying influence on his or her life. Why not? Because God has delivered all believers by this once for all ("delivered" is in the aorist tense = completed action, once for all accomplished in the past). Believers can choose to slip back into the darkness for a season, but if this is habitual or manifest by one's lifestyle, then there is no proof that such an individual has ever been genuinely delivered from the domain of darkness. Do not be deceived. God rescued us out from (ek) the power (exousia) of the kingdom of darkness in which we were held captive as slaves (cf 2Ti 2:26-note). How do you know whose "domain" you are under? John writes that "the one who practices (present tense = continually, as a habit or lifestyle) sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices (present tense = continually, as a habit or lifestyle) sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin (present tense = continually, as a habit or lifestyle), because he is born of God." (1John 2:8, 9) AND TRANSFERRED US: kai metesthsen (3SAAI): (Jn 5:24; Ro 6:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; 1Co 6:9, 10, 11; Eph 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Titus 3:3, 4, 5, 6; 1Jn 3:14) brought us safe into (GNB) "Copy and paste the address below into your web browser in order to go to the original page which will allow you to access live links related to the material on this page - these links include Scriptures (which can be read in context), Scripture pop-ups on mouse over, and a variety of related resources such as Bible dictionary articles, commentaries, sermon notes and theological journal articles related to the topic under discussion." http://www.preceptaustin.org/colossians_111-16.htm#t

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