G3346 μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi)

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Verb

Quick Definition

μετατίθημι v. I transfer, desert, change

Strong's Definition

to transfer, i.e. (literally) transport, (by implication) exchange, (reflexively) change sides, or (figuratively) pervert

Derivation: from G3326 (μετά) and G5087 (τίθημι);

KJV Usage: carry over, change, remove, translate, turn

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μετατίθημι (G3346) — μετατίθεμαι

verb | aor. μετέθηκα · aor.pass. μετετέθην | τίθημι

15.2 · Linear Movement · Move, Come/Go

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

ACT 7:16 · HEB 11:5 · HEB 11:5

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

HEB 7:12 · JUD 1:4

34.27 · (μετατίθεμαι) · Association · Join, Begin To Associate

Collocation: μετατίθεμαι ἀπό

to turn away from, to abandon one’s loyalty to (an idiom, literally: to change from) to abandon an association

GAL 1:6

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

μετα-τίθημι ; 1 aor. μετέθηκα; pres. mid. μετατίθεμαι ; 1 aor. pass. μετετέθην ; to transpose (two things, one of which is put in place of the other, [see μετά, III. 27}; 1.6. 1. to transfer: τινά foll. by εἰς w. ace. of place, pass., Acts vii. 16; without mention of the place, it being well known to the readers, Heb. xi. 5 (Gen. v. 24; Sir. xliv. 16, ef. Sap. iv. 10). 2. ta change (Hat. 5, 68); pass. of an office the mode of conferring which is changed, Heb. vii. 12; τὶ εἴς τι, to turn one thing into another (τινὰ εἰς πτηνὴν φύσιν, Anth. 11, 367, 2); figuratively, τὴν . - . χάριν eis ἀσέλγειαν, to pervert the grace of God to license, i. e. to seek from the grace of God an argument in defence of licentiousness, Jude 4 [cf. Huther in loc. ]. 3. pass. or [more commonly ] mid., to transfer one’s self or suffer one’s self to be transferred, i. 6. 10. go or puss over: ἀπό twos ets τι, to fall away or desert from one person or thing to another, Gal. i. 6 (cf. 2 Mace. vii. 24; Polyb. 5, 111, 8; 26, 2,6; Diod. 11, 4; [6 μεταθέμενος, turncoat, Diog. Laért. 7, 166 cf. 37; Athen. 7, 281 d.]).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μετατίθημι metatithēmi 6x

to transport, Acts 7:16; to transfer, Heb. 7:12; to translate out of the world, Heb. 11:5; met. to transfer to other purposes, to pervert, Jude 4; mid. to transfer one’s self, to change over, Gal. 1:6*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μετα-τίθημι,

[in LXX: Ge 5:24 (לקח), De 27:17, al. (סוּג hi.), Si 44:16, II Mac 7:24, al;]

to transfer to another place: c. acc., pass., He 11:5(LXX); seq. εἰς, Ac 7:16.

to change: c. acc., pass., He 7:12; seq. εἰς, fig., i.e. to make one thing a pretext for another, χάριν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, Ju 4. Mid., to change oneself, pass over: seq. ἀπό et εἰς, Ga 1:6 (cf. II Mac 7:24).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

μετατίθημι. With the use of this verb in Ac γ156 we may compare P Tebt 11. 336! (c. A.D. 190) ἐξ ὧν μ[ε]τατίθ(ενται) εἰς δη(μοσίαν) γῆν (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβαι) KTA., of wheat “ transferred” to domain land. See also with reference to persons P Ryl 11. 220% (between A.D. 134-5 and 138), an official list of males, perhaps for military purposes, a certain number of whom had been transferred to a new heading or a new village in the 19th year of Hadrian—kal ἐνθάδ(ε) μετΊε(τέ) θίησαν) τῷ 8 (ἔτει) οἱ πλειόνων (‘those in excess’), and P Lond 3225 (a.p. 214-5?) (ΞΞ 11. p. 159f., Chrest. I. | p. 421), an application for the payment of the porters’ hire, , METATPETTO agreed upon for the removal of persons named from the village of Bacchias to that of Socnopaei Nesus—mpds ἀπαίτησιν φορέτρου ἀποτάκτου τῶν μετατιθεμένων ἐνθάδε ἀπὸ κώ(μης) Βακχί(ιάδος). In BGU I. 45 (ii/iii A.D.) μετατεθέντος μου els ἄλα (s7c) Βουκοντίων, military transference from one a/a or company to another is indicated; and in P Oxy XII. 14177° (early iv/A.p.) ἀπὸ τῆς βουλῆς μετατεθῆναι the reference is apparently to change of purpose, though unfortunately the immediate context is wanting: cf. Aristeas 188 μετατιθεὶς ἐκ τῆς κακίας [kal] els μετάνοιαν ἄξεις, and Menandrea p. 6445 ὥστ᾽ εἰ τοῦτ᾽ ἐδυσχέρανέ τις ἀτιμίαν τ᾽ ἐνόμισε, μεταθέσθω πάλιν, ““1Γ any one disliked it, and thought it a wicked shame, let him change his mind.” The description of Dionysius of Heracleia, who deserted the Stoics for the Epicureans, as ὁ μεταθέμενος, “the Turncoat’’ (Diog. Laert. vii. 166) may help us with Gal τὸ (cf. 2 Macc 7*# μεταθέμενον ἀπὸ τῶν πατρίων) : see also Field (Vo/es, p. 188.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

μετατίθημι (metatithēmi) — to transport. μετατίθημι, future -θήσω:—middle, future - θήσομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]

I. place among, τῷ κ᾽ οὔ τι τόσον κέλαδον μετέθηκε (variant{μεθέηκεν}) then he would not have caused so much noise among us, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

II. place differently,

II.1. in local sense, transpose, change the place of, τὰ αἰδοῖα εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν (i.e. τὸν Ἑνώχ) ὁ θεός [LXX]:—passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be transferred, [NT+2nd c.BC+]

II.2. in Logic, μ. τὸ συμπέρασμα alter a conclusion to its contrary, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II.3. change, alter, of a treaty, μεταθεῖναι ὅπῃ ἂν δοκῇ ἀμφοτέροις Foed. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ ὑὸς τὰς ἐπωνυμίας μ. change their names and call them after swine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; substitute, προφάσεις ἀντὶ τῶν ἀληθῶν ψευδεῖς μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; correct, τοὺς ἠγνοηκότας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; but, pervert, μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ [LXX]

II.4. middle, change what is one's own or for oneself, μ. τὰ εἰρημένα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νόμους[Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὀνόματα change the use of words, [Refs 4th c.BC+] G. (also in active, [Refs]; [τὸ νόμισμα] [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, change one's opinion, retract, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεταθέσθω let him change his mind, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also in political sense, change sides, μεταθέσθαι πρὸς τὴν Ῥωμαίων αἵρεσιν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Dionysius of Heraclea, who went over from the Stoics to the Cyrenaics, was called μεταθέμενος, turn-coat, [LXX+1st c.AD+]

II.4. b τὴν γνώμην μετατίθεσθαι change to or adopt a new opinion, [Refs 5th c.BC+] change from.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μετέθου λύσσαν ἄρτι σωφρονῶν thou hast changed to madness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τὸ ὄνομα τὸ νῦν ἀπὸ τῶν αἰγῶν adopted their present name, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

II.4. c μ. [τὸν φόβον] transfer one's fear, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῇ μισθαρνίᾳ ταῦτα μετατιθέμενος τὰ ὀνόματα transferring.., [Refs]

II.4. d with infinitive, μ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπλήστως.. ἔχοντος βίου τὸν κοσμίως.. ἔχοντα βίον ἑλέσθαι change one's mind and determine to choose.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.4. e with double accusative, τὸ κείνων κακὸν τῷδε κέρδος μ. turning their misdeeds into his gain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.5. passive, to be changed, alter, μετετέθην εὐβουλίᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἐς Ῥωμαίους pass over, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μ. ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς are turned away from.., [NT]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

μετα-τίθημι [in LXX: Gen.5:24 (לָקַח), Deu.27:17, al. (סוּג hi.), Sir.44:16, 2Ma.7:24, al ;] __1. to transfer to another place: with accusative, pass., Heb.11:5 (LXX); before εἰς, Act.7:16 __2. to 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).† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (5)

7:16

1:6

7:12 11:5

1:4

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

Taken up (changed, removed, took)(3346) metatithemi

Taken up (3346) (Metatithemi from meta = change of place or condition + tithemi = to put or place) literally means to put in another place, as used here in Heb 11:5, the passive since meaning to be taken or transferred. We find another literal use in Acts 7:16 where bodies are transferred to a burial place in Shechem. In the figurative sense metatithemi means to effect a change in state or condition and so to alter something as when the priesthood is changed (Heb 7:12). Another figurative use is found in Jude 1:4 who were continually "turning" the grace of God into licentiousness, saying in essence that God's marvelous grace provided a "license" for immoral behavior! In another figurative use Paul accuses Peter of "deserting" (turning away from) the gospel to follow a different gospel (Gal 1:6). Metatithemi - 6x in 5v - Acts 7:16; Gal 1:6; Heb 7:12; 11:5; Jude 1:4. NAS = hanged(1), deserting*(1), removed(1), taken(1), took(1), turn(1). Acts 7:16 "From there they were removed to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. 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; Hebrews 7:12 For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also. 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 he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. Jude 1:4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Metatithemi - 9x in the non-apocryphal Septuagint (LXX) - Ge 5:24; Dt 27:17; 1Ki 21:25; Est 4:17; Ps 46:2; Pr 23:10; Isa 29:14, 17; Hos 5:10. Here are some uses... Deuteronomy 27:17 'Cursed is he who moves his neighbor's boundary mark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' Psalm 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip (removed) into the heart of the sea; Proverbs 23:10 Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless, Isaiah 29:17 Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field will be considered as a forest? Hosea 5:10 The princes of Judah have become like those who move a boundary; On them I will pour out My wrath like water. And thus we see the same verb is used by the Septuagint translators to describe Enoch’s translation in Ge 5:24. Enoch was the 7th from Adam in the line of Seth. Just as lawlessness had climaxed in Lamech, the 7th from Adam in the line of Cain, so godliness climaxed in Enoch. It is interesting to note that Enoch was a contemporary of Adam for a little over 300 years and that he lived alongside the other patriarchs listed in Genesis 5 all his life. He was "raptured" (Not the same word as NT "rapture" = harpazo) about seventy years before Noah was born. "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://preceptaustin.org/hebrews_113-5.htm#t

Acts 7:16

[Their bones] were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

Galatians 1:6

I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the [One who] called you by [the] grace of Christ [and are turning] to a different gospel —

Hebrews 7:12

For [when] the priesthood is changed, [the] law must be changed... as well.

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was taken up [so that] he did not see death: He could not be found, because God had taken him away.... For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

Jude 1:4

For certain men have crept in [among you] unnoticed — ungodly [ones] who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.