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Lexicon :: Strong's G3331 - metathesis

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μετάθεσις
Transliteration
metathesis (Key)
Pronunciation
met-ath'-es-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:161,1176

Strong’s Definitions

μετάθεσις metáthesis, met-ath'-es-is; from G3346; transposition, i.e. transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law):—change, removing, translation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3331 in the following manner: change (1x), translation (1x), removing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3331 in the following manner: change (1x), translation (1x), removing (1x).

  1. transfer: from one place to another

  2. to change

    1. of things instituted or established

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μετάθεσις metáthesis, met-ath'-es-is; from G3346; transposition, i.e. transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law):—change, removing, translation.
STRONGS G3331:
μετάθεσις, μεταθέσεως, ἡ (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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hebrews
7:12; 11:5; 12:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3331 matches the Greek μετάθεσις (metathesis),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:12 - For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:5 - By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[fn] For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:27 - The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
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