Quick Definition
μετέχω v. I participate in, share
Strong's Definition
to share or participate; by implication, belong to, eat (or drink)
Derivation: from G3326 (μετά) and G2192 (ἔχω);
KJV Usage: be partaker, pertain, take part, use
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. μετέσχον · pf. μετέσχηκα | ἔχω
57.6 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Have, Possess, Property, Owner
to share in, to have a share of to share in the possession of something
23.2 · Physiological Processes and States · Eat, Drink
to eat, to eat food, to drink (normally occurring together with a term specifying the particular food in question, but also occurring absolutely in contexts relating to food; μετέχω[b] is probably more formal than ἐσθίω[a], 23.1) to partake of or to consume food, whether solid or liquid In contexts in which μετέχω occurs, it may be important to select a term for the eating which will go specifically with the type of food in question. For various types of distinctions made in terms for eating, see the discussion at 23.1 and its footnote.
34.31 · Association · Belong To, Be Included in the Membership of, Be Excluded From
to belong to to be included in the membership of a group In order to express the meaning of ‘belonged to a different tribe,’ it may be necessary to say ‘he had a different tribe name’ or ‘his tribe was different’ or ‘he was counted as a member of another tribe.’
34.32 · Association · Belong To, Be Included in the Membership of, Be Excluded From
Collocation: τραπέζης μετέχω
to belong to (a religious group), to eat at the table of (an idiom, literally: to share in a table) to belong to a particular religious group as evidenced by ceremonial eating
1 It is possible to interpret μετέχω[b] as simply an instance of μετέχω[a] to have a share in or to partake of (57.6), and in HEB 5:13 μετέχων could be interpreted in this sense. In 1CO 10:30, however, μετέχω may be interpreted as being used in an absolute sense and thus meaning to partake of food. But it is also possible that even in 1CO 10:30 one should recognize the ellipsis of an expression for food which could be supplied from the wider context. Note that προσλαμβάνομαι occurs with specific terms for food in ACT 27:36, but in such contexts there is no need to assign a meaning to this verb other than the more general meaning of to take hold of (see 18.2). 2 It is not possible to determine on the basis of existing evidence whether the expression τραπέζης μετέχω is a genuine idiom or a phrase which is to be taken in a literal sense as referring to the ordinance of Holy Communion in contrast to banqueting in heathen temples.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μετ-έχω; 2 aor. μετέσχον; pf. μετέσχηκα; to be or become partaker; to partake: τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ, of the thing hoped for, 1 Co. ix. 10 Ree., but GL.T Tr WH have rightly restored ἐπ᾿ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν, in hope of partaking (of the harvest); with a gen. of the thing added, 1 Co. ix. 12; x. 21; Heb. ii. 14; φυλῆς ἑτέρας, to belong to another tribe, be of another tribe, Heb. vii. 13; se. τῆς τροφῆς, to partake of, eat, 1 Co. x. 30; ydλακτος, to partake of, feed on, milk, Heb. v. 13; ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἄρτου se. τί or τινός (see ἐκ, I. 2b.), 1 Co. x. 17; ef. B. § 132, 8; [W. §§ 28, 1; 30, 8a.].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μετέχω metechō 8x
to share in, partake, 1 Cor. 9:10, 12; 10:17, 21; 1 Cor. 10:30; Heb. 2:14; 5:13; to be a member of, Heb. 7:13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
μετ-έχω,
[in LXX: Pr 5:17 (אֵת), 1:18, I Es 5:40 8:70, Si 51:28, al.;]
to partake of, share in: ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν, I Co 9:10; c. gen. rei, I Co 9:12 10:21, 30, He 2:14; in sacramental sense, ἑκ τ. ἐνὸς ἄρτου μ., I Co 10:17 (cf. MM, xvi); metaph., γάλακτος, He 5:13; of belonging to a tribe, He 7:13.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
μετέχω. With the use of μετέχω in 1 Cor iol? οἱ γὰρ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἄρτου μετέχομεν, cf. Aagz 4417 (end of iii/.c.) μετέχειν tas te θυσίας Kal τοῦ ἀγῶνος, where too the immediately following rots κοινωνησοῦντας τᾶς τε θυσίας ᾿ 5 "ΤῊ; : Ξ ἯΙ 3 | ποιῶσιν, κωλυέτωσαν αὐτοὺς οἱ ἀμφοδάρχαι, with Dittenproves that here, as in the Corinthian passage (τὸν ἄρτον ὃν κλῶμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία τοῦ σώματος τοῦ χριστοῦ ἐστίν ;), μετέχω and κοινωνέω must be regarded as synonymous: see Thieme p. 29 f. For a similar ex. from the papyri, cf. P Oxy XII. 1408%6 (c. A.D. 210-14) εἰσὶ] δὲ ὑποδεχομένων πολλοὶ τρόποι" οἱ μὲν yap κοινων[οὔῦντες τῶν ἀδικημάτων ὑποδέχονται, οἱ δὲ οὐ μετέχοντες μὲν Kal. . , “there are many methods of giving them (viz. robbers) shelter : some do so because they are partners in their misdeeds, others without sharing in these yet . . .” (Edd.). For the acc. after μετέχω cf. P Petr IIT. 32 (/)8 (iii/B.c.) (= Chrest. I. p. 370) ἐπέδωκά σοι ἤδη ὑπομνήματα κατὰ Φίλωνος τοῦ μετέχοντός μοι τὴν μερίδα, and for the gen., as in 1 Cor 913 αἰ,, cf. P Tebt 11. 309° (A.D. 116-7) διὰ τὸ [μὴ δύνασθαι pelraσχέσθαι τῆς yewpyelas, ‘as Iam unable to take part in the cultivation” (Edd.), and Sy// 213 (= 409)® (c. B.c. 275-4) ὅσαι ἐπιδόσεις γεγόνασιν ἐν τῶι δήμωι πασῶν μετέσχηκεν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
μετέχω (metechō) — to share. μετέχω, Aeolic dialect πεδέχω [Refs 7th c.BC+]; infinitive πεδέχην [Refs]: future μεθέξω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect μετέσχηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—partake of, share in:— Constr.:
1. mostly with genitive of things only, κακοτάτων, βρόδων, Alc.[same place], [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἀγαθῶν, κακῶν, βίου, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τῆς τοῦ Μάγου ὕβριος Hdt.[same place]; μ. τοῦ λόγου to be in the secret, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to be members of the [Refs][same place]; μ. τῆς πόλεως, τῆς πολιτείας, [NT+5th c.BC+] partake of something in common with another, οὔ οἱ μ. θράσεος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. frequently the part or share is added, τοῦ πεδίου οὐκ ἐλαχίστην μοῖραν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. with accusative of things, μ. τὸ ἴσον (i.e. μέρος) τῶν ἀγαθῶν τινι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. rarely with accusative only, ἀκερδῆ χάριν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
5. with dative of things only in a corrupt passage, τῇ.. κατὰ τὴν χώραν.. οἰκήσει μετεῖχον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
6. μ. περὶ ἔργων καὶ τεχνῶν have some knowledge respecting.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
7. absolutely, to be a partner, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; οἱ μετέχοντες the partners, accomplices, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. in Platonic Philos., participate in a universal, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, μετέχονται (i.e. αἱ ἰδέαι) are participated in,[Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. in Aristotelian Logic, share in, i.e. admit the definition of, τὰ μὲν εἴδη μετέχει τῶν γενῶν, τὰ δὲ γένη τῶν εἰδῶν οὔ [Refs 4th c.BC+]