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Strong's G3346 μετατίθημι (metatithemi)

Metatithemi means “change” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3346 — yeqeda (“burning”) in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G3346
Language Greek
Linked Usages 20
Books 16

Strong's G3346 Quick Answer

Strong's G3346 μετατίθημι (metatithemi) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. metatithemi (met-at-ith'-ay-mee) v. 1. to transfer 2. (literally) to transport It has 20 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include over and change. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
metatithemi (met-at-ith'-ay-mee) v. 1. to transfer 2. (literally) to transport
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
over and change

Meaning and Definition

metatithemi (met-at-ith'-ay-mee) v. 1. to transfer 2. (literally) to transport 3. (by implication) to exchange 4. (reflexively) to change sides 5. (figuratively) to pervert [from G3326 and G5087] KJV: carry over, change, remove, translate, turn Root(s): G3326, G5087

Original Word
μετατίθημι
Transliteration
metatithemi
Derivation
Root: τίθημι R1: 3326 R2: 5087
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3346. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to transport

Usage: μετα-τίθημι [in LXX: Gen.5:24 (לָקַח), Deu.27:17, al. (סוּג hi.), Sir.44:16, 2Ma.7:24, al ;] __1. to transfer to another place: with accusative, pass., Heb.11:5 (LXX); before εἰς, Act.7:16 __2. to change: with accusative, pass., Heb.7:12; before εἰς, figuratively, i.e. to make one thing a pretext for another, χάριν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, Ju 4. Mid., to change oneself, pass over: before ἀπό and εἰς, Gal.1:6 (cf. 2Mac, l.with).† (AS)

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How Strong's G3346 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render metatithemi, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

change Hebrews 7:12 over Acts 7:16

How Strong's G3346 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3346 (μετατίθημι) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3346 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3346 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 7:16 KJV

And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

Galatians 1:6 KJV

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Hebrews 7:12 KJV

For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Strong's G3346 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 5:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him.

Deuteronomy 27:17 Septuagint / Brenton

Cursed is he that removes his neighbor’s landmarks: and all the people shall say, So be it.

3 Kingdoms 20:25 Septuagint / Brenton

But Ahab did wickedly, in that he sold himself to do that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his wife Jezebel led him astray.

Strong's G3346 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 4:46 Septuagint / Brenton

Whereupon Ptolemy taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind:

2 Maccabees 7:24 Septuagint / Brenton

Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.

3 Maccabees 1:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3346.

Genesis 5:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him.
Deuteronomy 27:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is he that removes his neighbor’s landmarks: and all the people shall say, So be it.
3 Kingdoms 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Ahab did wickedly, in that he sold himself to do that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his wife Jezebel led him astray.
Psalms 45:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore will we not fear when the earth is troubled, And the mountains are removed into the depths of the seas.
Proverbs 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remove not the ancient landmarks; And enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
Isaiah 29:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.
Isaiah 29:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is it not yet a little while, and Lebanon shall be changed as the mountain of Carmel, and Carmel shall be reckoned as a forest?
Hosea 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The princes of Judah became as they that removed the bounds: I will pour out upon them my fury as water.
Acts 7:16 New Testament, KJV
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
Galatians 1:6 New Testament, KJV
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Hebrews 7:12 New Testament, KJV
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
Hebrews 11:5 New Testament, KJV
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Jude 1:4 New Testament, KJV
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Maccabees 4:46 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereupon Ptolemy taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind:
2 Maccabees 7:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
3 Maccabees 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,
4 Maccabees 2:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the temperate mind is able, as I said, to be superior to the passions, and to transfer some, and destroy others.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He pleased God, and was beloved of him: So that living among sinners he was translated.
Wisdom of Sirach 6:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity and strife Will discover thy reproach.
Wisdom of Sirach 44:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated, Being an example of repentance to all generations.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3346, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Genesis 5:24
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 27:17
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 20:25
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 45:3
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 23:10
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 29:14 Isaiah 29:17
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 5:10
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 7:16
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 1:6
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 7:12 Hebrews 11:5
Jude 1 usage, New Testament
Jude 1:4
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 4:46 2 Maccabees 7:24
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1:16
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2:18
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 4:10
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 6:9 Wisdom of Sirach 44:16

Strong's G3346 FAQ

What does metatithemi (μετατίθημι) mean?

Metatithemi (Strong's G3346) is a Greek word most simply glossed "change". metatithemi (met-at-ith'-ay-mee) v. 1. to transfer 2. (literally) to transport

How many times is metatithemi (μετατίθημι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G3346 across 16 books.

Where can I study metatithemi (μετατίθημι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3346 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate metatithemi (μετατίθημι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as over and change. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3346 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 8 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3346, with linked reader references where each row is available.