μετάθεσις
metathesis
removal/change
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the word "μετάθεσις" (metathesis) refers to the act of removal or change. This semantic domain of "Physical Action" suggests that the term is closely tied to tangible, concrete occurrences rather than abstract concepts or ideas. The word occurs three times in the Bible, indicating a limited but focused usage, possibly highlighting specific events or circumstances that undergo removal or change. The definition "removal/change" provides a broad scope for interpretation, but its context in each instance will provide further clarity on its exact meaning and application. Given its specific and physical nature, "μετάθεσις" does not convey a sense of transformation or upheaval associated with broader concepts of change, but rather a straightforward shifting or altering of physical conditions or states.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
Hebrews 11:5By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
Hebrews 12:27This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.