Quick Definition
I move out of its place, transfer
Strong's Definition
to transfer, i.e. carry away, depose or (figuratively) exchange, seduce
Derivation: from G3326 (μετά) and G2476 (ἵστημι);
KJV Usage: put out, remove, translate, turn away
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μεθίστημι and (in 1Co_13:2 R G WH (cf. ἵστημι)) μεθιστάνω; 1 aorist μετέστησα; 1 aorist passive subjunctive μετασταθῶ; from Homer down; properly, to transpose, transfer, remote from one place to another: properly, of change of situation or place, ὄρη, 1Co_13:2 (Isa_54:10); τινα εἰς τί, Col_1:13; τινα (T Tr WH add ἐκ, so L in brackets) τῆς οἰκονομίας, to remove from the office of steward, passive Luk_16:4 (τῆς χρείας, 1Ma_11:63); τινα ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν, to remove from life, Diodorus 2, 57, 5; 4, 55, 1; with ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν omitted, Act_13:22 (in Greek writings also in the middle and in the intransitive tenses of the active to depart from life, to die, Euripides, Alc. 21; Polybius 32, 21, 3; Heliodorus 4, 14). metaphorically, τινα, without adjunct (cf. German verrücken (English pervert), i. e. to lead aside (A. V. turn away) to other tenets: Act_19:26 (τήν καρδίαν τοῦ λαοῦ, Jos_14:8).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μεθίστημι methistēmi 5x
to cause a change of position; to remove, transport, 1Co_13:2 ;
to transfer, Col_1:13 ;
met. to cause to change sides; by impl. to pervert, mislead, Act_19:26 ;
to remove from office, dismiss, discard, Luk_16:4 ; Act_13:22
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
μεθ -ίστημι
and (late form, 1Co_13:2 ) μεθιστάνω ,
[in LXX for H5493 hi ., etc.;]
trans. in Pres ., impf ., fut . and aor. 1, to change, remove: c . acc rei , ὄρη , 1Co_13:2 ( cf. Isa_54:10 ); c . acc pers .: seq . εἰς , Col_1:13 ; seq . ἐκ , pass ., Luk_16:4 ; of causing death ( cf. similar intrans . sense, Eur ., Alc., 21, al. ), Act_13:22 . Metaph . ( cf. τ . καρδίαν μ ., Jos_14:8 ), c . acc pers ., to pervert: Act_19:26 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
μεθιστάνω / μεθίστημι [page 394]
μεθιστάνω , μεθίστημι , in the sense of remove from, is seen in a contract regarding letting a house, BGU IV. 1116 .32 (B.C. 13) μεθισταμέ (νῃ ) τῆ (ς ) μισθώσεως ἐντὸς τοῦ χρό (νου ) καὶ ἑτέρο (ις ) μεταμισθο (ῦν ) : cf. ib. 1117 .43 , 1159 .15 , and the late P Oxy I. 135 .21 (A.D. 579) [[μεθε ]]στασθαι εἰς ἕτερον τόπον . For the verb, depart from life, die, see P Lond 354 .10 ( c. B.C. 10) (= II. p. 164) φάσκοντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν μεθεστακέναι , and for a causal sense, see BGU I. 36 .13 (ii/A.D.) τοῦ ζῆν με [τ ]α [σ ]τῆσαι , and without τοῦ ζῆν (cf. Act_13:22 ) OGIS 308 .4 (ii/B.C.) μεθέστηκεν εἰς θεούς , which the editor describes as usitata formula de regum regiaeque familiae hominum mortibus, and compares ib. 338 .4 (ii/B.C.) μεθισ ]τάμενος ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀπολέλοιπεν τὴ [μ πατρί ]δα ἡμῶν ἐλευθέραν (of Attalus III.), and 339 .16 ( c. B.C. 125) τῶν τε βασιλέων εἰς θεοὺς μεταστάντων . Cf. also Vett. Val. p. 94 .9 ἔκπτωτος ἐγένετο καὶ ἑκὼν μετέστη ( mortem sibi conscivit ).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
μεθίστημι Causal, in pres. and imperf., fut. and aor1, "to place in another way, to change", μεταστήσω τοι ταῦτα "I will give" thee "another" present "instead" of this, Od. ; μ. τὰ νόμιμα πάντα Hdt. ; ὄνομα etc., Eur. c. gen. partit., οὐ μεθίστησι τοῦ χρώματος "he changes nothing" "of" his colour, Ar. of persons, "to set free", νόσου "from" disease, Soph. ; κακῶν, ὕπνου Eur. "to remove", id=Eur. , Thuc. :—so in aor1 mid., μεταστήσασθαι "to remove from oneself or from one's presence", Hdt. , Thuc. , etc. Pass., aor1 μετεστάθην [α^], with aor2, perf., and plup. act.: "to stand among or in the midst of", ἑτάροισι μεθίστατο Il. "to change one's position, remove, depart", Hdt. , attic; μ. τυράννοις ἐκποδών "to make way" for them, Eur. c. gen. rei, "to change or cease from", κότου Aesch. ; λύπης, κακῶν Eur. ; μ. βίου to die, id=Eur. ; μ. φρενῶν to go mad, id=Eur. "to go over to another party, to revolt", Thuc. of things, "to change, alter", sometimes "for the better", τῆς τύχης εὖ μετεστεώσης Hdt. ; or "for the worse", δαίμων μεθέστηκε στρατῷ fortune "hath changed" for the army, Aesch.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
μεθ-ίστημι and (late form, 1Co.13:2) μεθιστάνω,
[in LXX for סוּר hi., etc. ;]
trans. in Pres., impf., fut. and aor. 1,
to change, remove: with accusative of thing(s), ὄρη, 1Co.13:2 (cf. Isa.54:10); with accusative of person(s): before εἰς, Col.1:13; before ἐκ, pass., Luk.16:4; of causing death (cf. similar intrans. sense, Eur., Alc., 21, al.), Act.13:22. Metaphorical (cf. τ. καρδίαν μ., Jos.14:8), with accusative of person(s), to pervert: Act.19:26.†
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📖 In-Depth Word Study
Remove (transfer) (3179) methistemi
Paul teaches in this verse that God has delivered believers from the right and the might of the darkness. The "domain of darkness" now has no right to "fasten" itself on a believer. As a way of life the evil one cannot grasp a believer in a way that exerts a modifying influence on his or her life. Why not? Because God has delivered all believers by this once for all ("delivered" is in the aorist tense = completed action, once for all accomplished in the past). Believers can choose to slip back into the darkness for a season, but if this is habitual or manifest by one's lifestyle, then there is no proof that such an individual has ever been genuinely delivered from the domain of darkness. Do not be deceived. God rescued us out from (ek) the power (exousia) of the kingdom of darkness in which we were held captive as slaves (cf 2Ti 2:26-note). How do you know whose "domain" you are under? John writes that "the one who practices (present tense = continually, as a habit or lifestyle) sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices (present tense = continually, as a habit or lifestyle) sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin (present tense = continually, as a habit or lifestyle), because he is born of God." (1John 2:8, 9)
AND TRANSFERRED US: kai metesthsen (3SAAI): (Jn 5:24; Ro 6:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; 1Co 6:9, 10, 11; Eph 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Titus 3:3, 4, 5, 6; 1Jn 3:14)
brought us safe into (GNB)
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