Strong G3179μεθίστημι
to move
- Transliteration
- methistēmi methistanō
- Pronunciation
- meth-is'-tay-mee -is-tan'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
μεθ-ίστημι and (late form, 1Co.13:2) μεθιστάνω,
[in LXX for סוּר hi., etc.;]
trans. in Pres., impf., fut. and aor. 1,
to change, remove: with accusative of thing(s), ὄρη, 1Co.13:2 (cf. Isa.54:10); with accusative of person(s): before εἰς, Col.1:13; before ἐκ, pass., Luk.16:4; of causing death (cf. similar intrans. sense, Eur., Alc., 21, al.), Act.13:22. Metaphorical (cf. τ. καρδίαν μ., Jos.14:8), with accusative of person(s), to pervert: Act.19:26.†
(AS)
[in LXX for סוּר hi., etc.;]
trans. in Pres., impf., fut. and aor. 1,
to change, remove: with accusative of thing(s), ὄρη, 1Co.13:2 (cf. Isa.54:10); with accusative of person(s): before εἰς, Col.1:13; before ἐκ, pass., Luk.16:4; of causing death (cf. similar intrans. sense, Eur., Alc., 21, al.), Act.13:22. Metaphorical (cf. τ. καρδίαν μ., Jos.14:8), with accusative of person(s), to pervert: Act.19:26.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3179 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- remove2
- put1
- translate1
- turn1
First verses
- Luke 16:4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
- Acts 13:22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
- Acts 19:26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
- 1 Corinthians 13:2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
- Colossians 1:13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
μεθίστημι:
causal, in present and imperfect, future and aorist 1, place in another way, change, τοι ταῦτα μεταστήσω I will change thee this present, i. e. give another instead, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.612; μ. τὰ νόμιμα πάντα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.65)]; ὄνομα, τύχην, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 296, “Heracl.” 935; τὸ μέγα εἰς οὐδὲν χρόνος μ. [prev. author] “fragment” 304 (Lyric poetry); μ. νόμους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.64; ταύτην τὴν πολιτείαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 562c; ἐκ τοῦ παρόντος κόσμου τὴν πόλιν μεταστήσας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.48)]; ἐς ὀλιγαρχίαν μ. [τὴν πολιτείαν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.3.24; ἐξ ὀλιγαρχίας ἐς τὸ δημοκρατεῖσθαι μ. τοὺς Βυζαντίους [prev. work] 4.8.27; τὰ ἐκεῖ πάντα πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους [prev. work] 2.2.5)]; also ἐκ τῆς καθεστηκυίας ἄλλην μ. [πολιτείαν] introduce a new polity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1301b8; μ. βασιλείαν ἀντὶ τυραννίδος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 319d.)]
2 with genitive partitive, οὐ μεθίστησι τοῦ χρώματος he changes [nothing] of his colour, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 398 (Lyric poetry).)]
II of persons, set free, τινὰ νόσου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 463)]; κακῶν, πόνων, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1442, “IT” 991, compare 775; ὕπνου [prev. author] “Or.” 133.)]
II.2 remove by killing, αὑτόν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 18.6.2: so in)]middle, τὸν ἄνθρωπον[Refs ([prev. work] 18.9.5.)]
II.3 remove from one place to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.57; ὠστράκιζον καὶ μεθίστασαν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1284a21; ἐς ἄλλην χθόνα μ. πόδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 49:)] — aorist 1 middle μεταστήσασθαι remove from oneself or from one's presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.89, 8.101, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.12, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.79)]; banish, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.129; μ. φρουρὰς ἐκ πόλεων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 18.44.4.)]
B passive, with aorist 1 μετεστάθην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1202 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.6, also)]aorist 2, perfect, and pluperfect active:
B.I of persons, stand among or in the midst of, with dative, ἑτάροισι μεθίστατο [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.514.)]
B.I.2 change one's position, τυράννοις ἐκποδὼν μεθίστασο make way for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 40)]; depart, παλαιὸν εἰς ἴχνος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 538 (Lyric poetry); ἐκ τῆς τάξιος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.58; ἐκ τυραννικοῦ κύκλου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 750; ἔξω τῆς οἰκουμένης 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.165; ἐκ φωτὸς εἰς σκότος μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 518a: with _genitive_, δεῦρ᾽ Ἰωλκίας χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 551; θρόνων [prev. author] “Ph.” 75; μ. φυγῇ [prev. author] “Med.” 1295: _absolutely_, μετάσταθ᾽, ἀπόβαθι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 162 (Lyric poetry), compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.69)]; ὅταν μεταστῇ [ὄλβος] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 646.6.)]
B.I.3 with genitive of things, change, cease from, κότου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 900; ξηρῶν τρόπων 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1451 (Lyric poetry), compare “Pl.” 365)]; λύπης, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1122, “Hel.” 856)]; μ. βίου die, [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] Alcaeus21 (also μ. alone, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 17.4.2, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1104c)]; ἑκὼν μ. commit suicide, Vett. Val.94.9); μ. φρενῶν change from one's former mind, change one's mind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 944.)]
B.I.4 go over to another party, revolt, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.35, etc.; ἀπό τινος [prev. author] 8.76)]; παρά or πρός τινα, [Refs ([prev. author] 1.107, 130.)]
B.I.5 to be banished, ὑπό τινων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.6.)]
B.II of things, change, alter, either for the better, τῆς τύχης εὖ μετεστεώσης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.118; ἐς τὸ λῷον.. μεθέστηκεν κέαρ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 911)]; or for the worse, ἐξ ἧς [πολιτείας] ἡ ὀλιγαρχία μετέστη from which oligarchy arose by a change, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 553e, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.3.24, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1301a22, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.9.10)]; εἴ τι μὴ δαίμων.. μεθέστηκε στρατῷ hath changed for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 158 (troch.); νέος μεθέστηκ᾽ ἐκ γέροντος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 796.)]
B.II.2 in Medicine texts, of pains, change position, εἰς τὴν ἄνω χώραν [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.652.)]
causal, in present and imperfect, future and aorist 1, place in another way, change, τοι ταῦτα μεταστήσω I will change thee this present, i. e. give another instead, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.612; μ. τὰ νόμιμα πάντα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.65)]; ὄνομα, τύχην, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 296, “Heracl.” 935; τὸ μέγα εἰς οὐδὲν χρόνος μ. [prev. author] “fragment” 304 (Lyric poetry); μ. νόμους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.64; ταύτην τὴν πολιτείαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 562c; ἐκ τοῦ παρόντος κόσμου τὴν πόλιν μεταστήσας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.48)]; ἐς ὀλιγαρχίαν μ. [τὴν πολιτείαν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.3.24; ἐξ ὀλιγαρχίας ἐς τὸ δημοκρατεῖσθαι μ. τοὺς Βυζαντίους [prev. work] 4.8.27; τὰ ἐκεῖ πάντα πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους [prev. work] 2.2.5)]; also ἐκ τῆς καθεστηκυίας ἄλλην μ. [πολιτείαν] introduce a new polity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1301b8; μ. βασιλείαν ἀντὶ τυραννίδος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 319d.)]
2 with genitive partitive, οὐ μεθίστησι τοῦ χρώματος he changes [nothing] of his colour, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 398 (Lyric poetry).)]
II of persons, set free, τινὰ νόσου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 463)]; κακῶν, πόνων, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1442, “IT” 991, compare 775; ὕπνου [prev. author] “Or.” 133.)]
II.2 remove by killing, αὑτόν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 18.6.2: so in)]middle, τὸν ἄνθρωπον[Refs ([prev. work] 18.9.5.)]
II.3 remove from one place to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.57; ὠστράκιζον καὶ μεθίστασαν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1284a21; ἐς ἄλλην χθόνα μ. πόδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 49:)] — aorist 1 middle μεταστήσασθαι remove from oneself or from one's presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.89, 8.101, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.12, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.79)]; banish, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.129; μ. φρουρὰς ἐκ πόλεων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 18.44.4.)]
B passive, with aorist 1 μετεστάθην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1202 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.6, also)]aorist 2, perfect, and pluperfect active:
B.I of persons, stand among or in the midst of, with dative, ἑτάροισι μεθίστατο [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.514.)]
B.I.2 change one's position, τυράννοις ἐκποδὼν μεθίστασο make way for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 40)]; depart, παλαιὸν εἰς ἴχνος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 538 (Lyric poetry); ἐκ τῆς τάξιος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.58; ἐκ τυραννικοῦ κύκλου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 750; ἔξω τῆς οἰκουμένης 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.165; ἐκ φωτὸς εἰς σκότος μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 518a: with _genitive_, δεῦρ᾽ Ἰωλκίας χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 551; θρόνων [prev. author] “Ph.” 75; μ. φυγῇ [prev. author] “Med.” 1295: _absolutely_, μετάσταθ᾽, ἀπόβαθι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 162 (Lyric poetry), compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.69)]; ὅταν μεταστῇ [ὄλβος] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 646.6.)]
B.I.3 with genitive of things, change, cease from, κότου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 900; ξηρῶν τρόπων 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1451 (Lyric poetry), compare “Pl.” 365)]; λύπης, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1122, “Hel.” 856)]; μ. βίου die, [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] Alcaeus21 (also μ. alone, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 17.4.2, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1104c)]; ἑκὼν μ. commit suicide, Vett. Val.94.9); μ. φρενῶν change from one's former mind, change one's mind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 944.)]
B.I.4 go over to another party, revolt, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.35, etc.; ἀπό τινος [prev. author] 8.76)]; παρά or πρός τινα, [Refs ([prev. author] 1.107, 130.)]
B.I.5 to be banished, ὑπό τινων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.6.)]
B.II of things, change, alter, either for the better, τῆς τύχης εὖ μετεστεώσης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.118; ἐς τὸ λῷον.. μεθέστηκεν κέαρ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 911)]; or for the worse, ἐξ ἧς [πολιτείας] ἡ ὀλιγαρχία μετέστη from which oligarchy arose by a change, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 553e, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.3.24, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1301a22, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.9.10)]; εἴ τι μὴ δαίμων.. μεθέστηκε στρατῷ hath changed for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 158 (troch.); νέος μεθέστηκ᾽ ἐκ γέροντος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 796.)]
B.II.2 in Medicine texts, of pains, change position, εἰς τὴν ἄνω χώραν [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.652.)]