μετατίθημιmetatíthēmi

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

Greek (New Testament) · G3346

Meanings

1. to transfer to another place: with accusative, passive, Hebrews 11:5(LXX); followed by εἰς, Acts 7:16.

2. to change: with accusative, passive, Hebrews 7:12; followed by εἰς, figuratively, i.e. to make one thing a pretext for another, χάριν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, Jude 1:4. Mid., to change oneself, pass over: followed by ἀπό et εἰς, Galatians 1:6 (cf. 2 Maccabees 7:24).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 7:16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price from Hamor’s sons in Shechem.
  • Galatians 1:6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News
  • Hebrews 7:12 And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it.
  • Hebrews 11:5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.
  • Jude 1:4 I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.