What does μεταλλάσσω (metallássō) mean in the Bible?
μεταλλάσσω (metallássō) is a Greek word meaning "to exchange".
Greek · G3337
μεταλλάσσω
To exchange
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μεταλλάσσωG3337
Pronunciationmetallássō
What does μεταλλάσσω (metallássō) mean in the Bible?
μεταλλάσσω (metallássō) is a Greek word meaning "to exchange".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3337?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include exchanged (2).
Where does μεταλλάσσω (metallássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (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 Itexchanged2×Romans 1:25, Romans 1:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 1:25
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Romans2
Source forms
μετήλλαξαν2xmetēllaxanRomans 1:25, Romans 1:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xRomans 1:25, Romans 1:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to exchange
Source Gloss
to exchange
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to exchange: τ. ἀλήθειαν . . . ἐν τ. ψεύδει, the truth for a lie (see Bl., § 36, 8), Rom_1:25.
2to change: with accusative before εἰς, Rom_1:26 (ἀλλάσσω).
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.
Romans 1:25Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
μετήλλαξανmethllaxan
I change, transform, alter
Read verseRomans 1:26Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
μετήλλαξανmethllaxan
I change, transform, alter
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
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
μεταλλάσσω is built from these roots: