Strong's Greek · G3331
G3331 metáthesis
μετάθεσις
met-ath'-es-is
removal/change
Looking for Hebrew H3331 yatsaʻ? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3331. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
metáthesis appears 3 times in Scripture, in Hebrews 7:12, Hebrews 11:5 and Hebrews 12:27. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
transposition, i.e. transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law)
In the King James Version
change, removing, translation
Derivation
from G3346 (μετατίθημι);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.”
“By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.”
“The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
