μεταίρωmetaírō
to betake oneself, i.e. remove (locally)
Greek (New Testament) · G3332
Meanings
1. transitive, to remove (LXX, 2 Kings 16:17, 2 Kings 25:11, Psalms 80:8, Proverbs 22:28).
2. (not classical Greek) to depart: Matthew 13:53, Matthew 19:1 (cf. Aq.: Genesis 12:9).
Same root
- μετάmetá · G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- αἴρωaírō · G142to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country.
- Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.