What does μετάγω (metágō) mean in the Bible?
μετάγω (metágō) is a Greek word meaning "to turn".
Greek · G3329
μετάγω
To turn
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μετάγωG3329
Pronunciationmetágō
What does μετάγω (metágō) mean in the Bible?
μετάγω (metágō) is a Greek word meaning "to turn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3329?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they are steered (1), we can guide (1).
Where does μετάγω (metágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 3:3. Its strongest book concentrations include James (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey are steered1×James 3:4
we can guide1×James 3:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJames 3:3
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
James2
Source forms
μετάγεται1xmetagetaiJames 3:4
μετάγομεν1xmetagomenJames 3:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1xJames 3:3
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xJames 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to turn
Source Gloss
to turn
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1in Xen., Plut., and later writers, to transfer, transport (so LXX).
2In sense otherwise unknown (see Hort, in l), to turn about, direct: Jas.3:3-4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 3:3Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
μετάγομεν.metagomen
I turn about, change the position of
Read verseJames 3:4Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
μετάγεταιmetagetai
I turn about, change the position of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
active1passive1
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μετάγω is built from these roots: