What does μεταίρω (metaírō) mean in the Bible?
μεταίρω (metaírō): To depart or move on, emphasizing physical removal or transition from one place to another.
Greek · G3332
μεταίρω
To leave
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μεταίρωG3332
Pronunciationmetaírō
What does μεταίρω (metaírō) mean in the Bible?
μεταίρω (metaírō): To depart or move on, emphasizing physical removal or transition from one place to another.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3332?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He left (1), He withdrew (1).
Where does μεταίρω (metaírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:53. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 ItHe left1×Matthew 19:1
He withdrew1×Matthew 13:53
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 13:53
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Matthew2
Source forms
μετῆρεν2xmetērenMatthew 13:53, Matthew 19:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMatthew 13:53, Matthew 19:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To depart or move on, emphasizing physical removal or transition from one place to another.
Strong'sG3332
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to leave
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.
Matthew 13:53Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
μετῆρενmethren
I change my position, depart, remove
Read verseMatthew 19:1Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
μετῆρενmethren
I change my position, depart, remove
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 13:53 · Matt 19:12×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
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
μεταίρω is built from these roots: