μέτοχος
metochos
partaker
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word μέτοχος (metochos) is defined as "partaker." This term is part of the Physical Action semantic domain, suggesting it is used to describe actions or states related to physical presence or participation. The word appears six times in the Bible, indicating its relatively limited but focused usage. As a "partaker," metochos implies a sense of shared experience or participation in something. This could be a physical entity, a benefit, or an action. In the context of the Bible, metochos may be used to describe individuals who have a share or a portion in a particular situation or resource. The significance of metochos lies in its ability to convey a sense of shared responsibility, benefit, or participation, which can have implications for understanding relationships, community, and shared experiences in the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”
Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,
Hebrews 3:14For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end,
Hebrews 6:4For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Luke 5:7They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
Hebrews 12:8But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.