3331. metathesis
Strong's Lexicon
metathesis: Change, transfer, removal

Original Word: μετάθεσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: metathesis
Pronunciation: meh-TAH-theh-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (met-ath'-es-is)
Definition: Change, transfer, removal
Meaning: (a) change, transformation, (b) removal.

Word Origin: From the Greek verb μετατίθημι (metatithēmi), meaning "to transfer" or "to change."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "metathesis," the concept of change or transformation can be related to Hebrew terms like שִׁנּוּי (shinui, change) or הֲפָכָה (hafakhah, transformation).

Usage: The term "metathesis" in the New Testament primarily refers to a change or transformation, often in the context of a significant shift or removal. It conveys the idea of a fundamental alteration or transition from one state to another.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "metathesis" could be applied to various contexts, including philosophical discussions about change and transformation. In the biblical context, it often carries a theological significance, particularly in relation to the transition from the old covenant to the new covenant, symbolizing a profound spiritual shift.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from metatithémi
Definition
a change, removal
NASB Translation
being taken (1), change (1), removing (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3331: μετάθεσις

μετάθεσις, μεταθέσεως, (μετατίθημι);

1. a transfer: from one place to another (Diodorus 1, 23); τίνος (genitive of the object), the translation of a person to heaven, Hebrews 11:5.

2. change (of things instituted or established, as ἱερωσύνης, νόμου): Hebrews 7:12; τῶν σαλευομένων, Hebrews 12:27. (Thucydides 5, 29; Aristotle, Piut.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
change, removing, translation.

From metatithemi; transposition, i.e. Transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law) -- change, removing, translation.

see GREEK metatithemi

Forms and Transliterations
μεταθεσεως μεταθέσεως μεταθεσιν μετάθεσιν μεταθεσις μετάθεσις metatheseos metatheseōs metathéseos metathéseōs metathesin metáthesin metathesis metáthesis
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 7:12 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται
NAS: there takes place a change of law
KJV: of necessity a change also of the law.
INT: also of law a change takes place

Hebrews 11:5 N-GFS
GRK: γὰρ τῆς μεταθέσεως μεμαρτύρηται εὐαρεστηκέναι
NAS: that before his being taken up he was pleasing
KJV: his translation he had this testimony,
INT: indeed the taking up he was commended to have well pleased

Hebrews 12:27 N-AFS
GRK: τῶν σαλευομένων μετάθεσιν ὡς πεποιημένων
NAS: denotes the removing of those
KJV: signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken,
INT: of the [things] shaken removing as having been made

Strong's Greek 3331
3 Occurrences


μεταθέσεως — 1 Occ.
μετάθεσιν — 1 Occ.
μετάθεσις — 1 Occ.

















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