Greek noun (feminine) · G3331
μετάθεσις
metathesismet-ath'-es-is
change of position, removal; change, as of that which has been established
3 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: metáthesis
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3331is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 1 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3331
transposition, i.e. transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law)
The King James renders it: change, removing, translation.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
metathesis is rendered "change of position, removal; change, as of that which has been established". It stands 3 times in the Greek text, across one book.
- Three of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "change of position, removal".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Hebrews 7:12For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
Hebrews 7:12μετάθεσις
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's three uses are in Hebrews.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: change of position, removal, and change, as of that which has been established.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| change of position, removal | Tagged as
| WhereHebrews 11:5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found… |
| change, as of that which has been established | Tagged as
| WhereHebrews 7:12For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μετά | meta | with/after | Uses461 |
| μετανοέω | metanoeo | to repent | Uses34 |
| μετάνοια | metanoia | repentance | Uses22 |
| μεταβαίνω | metabaino | to depart | Uses12 |
| μεταξύ | metaxy | between/meanwhile | Uses9 |
| μεταπέμπω | metapempo | to summon | Uses9 |
| μεταλαμβάνω | metalambano | to partake | Uses7 |
| μετατίθημι | metatithemi | to transport | Uses6 |
| μεταμέλλομαι | metamellomai | to repent | Uses6 |
| μεταδίδωμι | metadidomi | to share | Uses5 |
| μετασχηματίζω | metaschematizo | to transform | Uses5 |
| μετακαλέω | metakaleo | to summon | Uses4 |
and 8 more on the stem.
All 3, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μεταθέσεως1
- μετάθεσιν1
- μετάθεσις1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Hebrews
three uses
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
- μετάθεσιςmetathesisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: a change
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
- μεταθέσεωςmetatheseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: translation
The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
- μετάθεσινmetathesinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: removing
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.