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GreekG3179Verb

μεθίστημι

methistēmi

5Occurrences
G3179Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to transfer, i.e. carry away, depose or (figuratively) exchange, seduce

from G3326 (μετά) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
μεθιστάνω, trans. in Pres., impf., fut. and aor. 1, to change, remove: with accusative of thing(s), ὄρη; pass.; of causing death. Metaphorical, with accusative of person(s), to pervert.
LXX: for סוּר hi., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

μεθίστημι appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
1 Corinthians
1
Colossians
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 13:2BSB

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Acts 13:22BSB

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

Acts 19:26BSB

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Colossians 1:13BSB

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Luke 16:4BSB

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.