What does μετάθεσις (metáthesis) mean in the Bible?
μετάθεσις (metáthesis): Fundamental alteration or replacement of an established order or institution, not mere relocation
Greek · G3331
μετάθεσις
Removal/change
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μετάθεσιςG3331
Pronunciationmetáthesis
What does μετάθεσις (metáthesis) mean in the Bible?
μετάθεσις (metáthesis): Fundamental alteration or replacement of an established order or institution, not mere relocation
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3331?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be changed (1), he was taken (1), removal (1).
Where does μετάθεσις (metáthesis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 7:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbe changed1×Hebrews 7:12
he was taken1×Hebrews 11:5
removal1×Hebrews 12:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowHebrews 7:12
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Hebrews3
Source forms
μεταθέσεως1xmetatheseōsHebrews 11:5
μετάθεσιν1xmetathesinHebrews 12:27
μετάθεσις1xmetathesisHebrews 7:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 12:27
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xHebrews 11:5
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 7:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Fundamental alteration or replacement of an established order or institution, not mere relocation
Strong'sG3331
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
removal/change
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 7:12Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
μετάθεσιςmetaqesiv
change, transformation, removal
Read verseHebrews 11:5Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
μεταθέσεωςmetaqesewv
change, transformation, removal
Read verseHebrews 12:27Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
μετάθεσιν,metaqesin
change, transformation, removal
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineHeb 7:121×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 11:51×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 12:271×
Word Origins
μετάθεσις is built from this root: