What does μεταδίδωμι (metadídōmi) mean in the Bible?
μεταδίδωμι (metadídōmi): To impart something of oneself to others; giving what one possesses, not merely receiving.
Greek · G3330
μεταδίδωμι
To share
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μεταδίδωμι G3330
Pronunciation metadídōmi
What does μεταδίδωμι (metadídōmi) mean in the Bible?
μεταδίδωμι (metadídōmi): To impart something of oneself to others; giving what one possesses, not merely receiving.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3330?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to share with (2), giving (1), I may impart (1), should share with (1).
Where does μεταδίδωμι (metadídōmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 3:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Ephesians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to share with 2× Ephesians 4:28, 1 Thessalonians 2:8
giving 1× Romans 12:8
I may impart 1× Romans 1:11
should share with 1× Luke 3:11
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 3:11 μεταδότω to should share with Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 1:11 μεταδῶ to I may impart Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Romans 12:8 μεταδιδοὺς to giving Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Ephesians 4:28 μεταδιδόναι to to share with Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1 Thessalonians 2:8 μεταδοῦναι to to share with Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 3:11
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Luke 1 Romans 2 Ephesians 1 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
μεταδιδόναι 1x metadidonai Ephesians 4:28
μεταδιδοὺς 1x metadidous Romans 12:8
μεταδότω 1x metadotō Luke 3:11
μεταδοῦναι 1x metadounai 1 Thessalonians 2:8
μεταδῶ 1x metadō Romans 1:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 3:11
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x 1 Thessalonians 2:8
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 1:11
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Ephesians 4:28
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 12:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To impart something of oneself to others; giving what one possesses, not merely receiving.
Strong's G3330
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 4 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Source Gloss
to share
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To impart something of oneself to others; giving what one possesses, not merely receiving.
to give a share of, impart: with dative of person(s) and accusative of thing(s) (in cl. more freq., with genitive part., but accusative of that which is imparted, whether part or whole, so here, see Bl., § 36, 1), Rom.1:11, 1Th.2:8, and (with ellipse of accusative) Luk.3:11; with dative of person(s), Eph.4:28; absol., ὁ μεταδιδούς, Rom.12:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 3:11 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
μεταδότω metadotw
I share, impart
Read verse Romans 1:11 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
μεταδῶ metadw
I share, impart
Read verse Romans 12:8 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μεταδιδούς, metadidouv
I share, impart
Read verse Ephesians 4:28 Verb Present Active Infinitive
μεταδιδόναι metadidonai
I share, impart
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
μεταδοῦναι metadounai
I share, impart
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Luke 3:11 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Rom 1:11 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Rom 12:8 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Eph 4:28 1×
Aorist Active 1 Thess 2:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 2
Voice
active 5
Mood
infinitive 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 3:11 μεταδότω aorist active imperative imperative Romans 1:11 μεταδῶ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 12:8 μεταδιδοὺς present active participle participle Ephesians 4:28 μεταδιδόναι present active infinitive infinitive 1 Thessalonians 2:8 μεταδοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Freely giving or distributing to others.
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
μεταδίδωμι is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Gospel-shaped wealth expresses itself in open-handed generosity. 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain