μετέχωmetéchō
to share or participate; by implication, belong to, eat (or drink)
Greek (New Testament) · G3348
Meanings
to partake of, share in: ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν, 1 Corinthians 9:10; with genitive of thing, 1 Corinthians 9:12, 1 Corinthians 10:21, 1 Corinthians 10:30, Hebrews 2:14; in sacramental sense, ἑκ τ. ἐνὸς ἄρτου μ., 1 Corinthians 10:17; metaphorically, γάλακτος, Hebrews 5:13; of belonging to a tribe, Hebrews 7:13.
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))
- ἔχωéchō · G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- μετοχήmetochḗ · G3352participation, i.e. intercourse
- μέτοχοςmétochos · G3353participant, i.e. (as noun) a sharer; by implication, an associate
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 9:10 Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.
- 1 Corinthians 9:12 If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 10:17 And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord’s Table and at the table of demons, too.
- 1 Corinthians 10:30 If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?
- Hebrews 2:14 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.