What does μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to transport".
Greek · G3346
μετατίθημι
To transport
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μετατίθημι G3346
Pronunciation metatíthēmi
What does μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to transport".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3346?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had taken him away (1), is changed (1), They turn (1), was taken up (1), were carried back (1).
Where does μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Acts (1), Galatians (1), Jude (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 had taken him away 1× Hebrews 11:5
is changed 1× Hebrews 7:12
They turn 1× Jude 1:4
was taken up 1× Hebrews 11:5
were carried back 1× Acts 7:16
you are deserting 1× Galatians 1:6
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 7:16 μετετέθησαν to were carried back Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Galatians 1:6 μετατίθεσθε to you are deserting Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Hebrews 7:12 μετατιθεμένης to is changed Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 11:5 μετετέθη to was taken up Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 11:5 μετέθηκεν to had taken him away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Jude 1:4 μετατιθέντες to They turn Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 7:16
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Acts 1 Galatians 1 Hebrews 3 Jude 1
Source forms
μετατιθεμένης 1x metatithemenēs Hebrews 7:12
μετατιθέντες 1x metatithentes Jude 1:4
μετατίθεσθε 1x metatithesthe Galatians 1:6
μετέθηκεν 1x metethēken Hebrews 11:5
μετετέθη 1x metetethē Hebrews 11:5
μετετέθησαν 1x metetethēsan Acts 7:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 11:5
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 7:16
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 11:5
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Galatians 1:6
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Jude 1:4
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 7:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to transport
Strong's G3346
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to transport
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:16 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
μετετέθησαν meteteqhsan
I transfer, desert, change
Read verse Galatians 1:6 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Indicative
μετατίθεσθε metatiqesqe
I transfer, desert, change
Read verse Hebrews 7:12 Verb Present Passive Participle Genitive Singular Feminine
μετατιθεμένης metatiqemenhv
I transfer, desert, change
Read verse Hebrews 11:5 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
μετετέθη meteteqh
I transfer, desert, change
Read verse Hebrews 11:5 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
μετέθηκεν meteqhken
I transfer, desert, change
Read verse Jude 1:4 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
μετατιθέντες metatiqentev
I transfer, desert, change
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 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Passive, Middle, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Passive Acts 7:16 · Heb 11:5 2×
Present Middle Gal 1:6 1×
Aorist Active Heb 11:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Heb 7:12 1×
Present Active Jude 1:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 3
Voice
passive 3 active 2 middle 1
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 7:16 μετετέθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Galatians 1:6 μετατίθεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Hebrews 7:12 μετατιθεμένης present passive participle participle Hebrews 11:5 μετετέθη aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 11:5 μετέθηκεν aorist active indicative completed Jude 1:4 μετατιθέντες present active participle participle
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
μετατίθημι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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