What does μετοικίζω (metoikízō) mean in the Bible?
e colonize or exile".
Greek · G3351
μετοικίζω
To transfer as a settler or captive, i.e colonize or exile
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μετοικίζω G3351
Pronunciation metoikízō
What does μετοικίζω (metoikízō) mean in the Bible?
μετοικίζω (metoikízō) is a Greek word meaning "to transfer as a settler or captive, i.e colonize or exile".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3351?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [God] brought (1), I will send you into exile (1).
Where does μετοικίζω (metoikízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 It [God] brought 1× Acts 7:4
I will send you into exile 1× Acts 7:43
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Usage map
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First aligned row Acts 7:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
μετοικιῶ 1x metoikiō Acts 7:43
μετῴκισεν 1x metōkisen Acts 7:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 7:4
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 7:43
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to transfer as a settler or captive, i.e colonize or exile
Strong's G3351
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to transfer as a settler or captive, i.e colonize or exile
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(μέτοικος, an emigrant), [in LXX chiefly for גָּלָה hi. ;] to remove to a new abode, cause to migrate: Act.7:4, 43" (LXX) .
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:4 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
μετῴκισεν metwkisen
I transport, cause to migrate
Read verse Acts 7:43 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
μετοικιῶ metoikiw
I transport, cause to migrate
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.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 7:4 1×
Future Active Acts 7:43 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 future 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
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
μετοικίζω is built from this root:
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