Quick Definition
μεθίστημι v. I move out of its place, transfer
Strong's Definition
to transfer, i.e. carry away, depose or (figuratively) exchange, seduce
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. μετέστησα · ptc. μεταστήσας · aor.pass.subj. μετασταθῶ | μετά + ἵστημι
15.9 · Linear Movement · Move, Come/Go
to cause to move, to remove to cause something to be moved from one place to another It is not possible to determine whether in 1CO 13:2 one should understand ‘remove mountains’ in the sense of ‘causing them to disappear’ or ‘to cause a mountain to change its location,’ that is to say, to move a mountain from one place to another.
13.64 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Change of State
to change to, to turn into, to cause to be different from, to transform to cause a change of state, with emphasis upon the difference in the resulting state
31.73 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Change an Opinion Concerning Truth
to turn away, to mislead (a figurative extension of meaning of μεθίστημι[a] ‘to cause to move,’ 15.9) to cause a complete change in someone’s beliefs, normally in the unfavorable sense of causing someone to turn away from a previous belief and hence to be misled
1 There are undoubtedly certain significant differences of meaning in this series in 13.64, but it is impossible to determine this on the basis of existing contexts.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μεθίστημι methistēmi 5x
to cause a change of position; to remove, transport, 1 Cor. 13:2; to transfer, Col. 1:13; met. to cause to change sides; by impl. to pervert, mislead, Acts 19:26; to remove from office, dismiss, discard, Lk. 16:4; Acts 13:22*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
μεθ-ίστημι and (late form, I Co 13:2) μεθιστάνω,
[in LXX for סור hi., etc.;]
trans. in pres., impf., fut. and aor. to change, remove: c. acc. rei, ὄρη, I Co 13:2 (cf. Is 54:10); c. acc. pers.: seq. εἰς, Col 1:13; seq. ἐκ, pass., Lk 16:4; of causing death (cf. similar intrans. sense, Eur., Alc., 21, al.), Ac 13:22. Metaph. (cf. τ. καρδίαν μ., Jos 14:8), c. acc. pers., to pervert: Ac 19:26.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
μεθίστημι (methistēmi) — to move. μεθίστημι: causal, in present and imperfect, future and aorist 1, place in another way, change, τοι ταῦτα μεταστήσω I will change thee this present, i. e. give another instead, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄνομα, τύχην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς ὀλιγαρχίαν μ. [τὴν πολιτείαν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐκ τῆς καθεστηκυίας ἄλλην μ. [πολιτείαν] introduce a new polity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. with genitive partitive, οὐ μεθίστησι τοῦ χρώματος he changes [nothing] of his colour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. of persons, set free, τινὰ νόσου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κακῶν, πόνων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. remove by killing, αὑτόν [Refs 1st c.AD+]middle, τὸν ἄνθρωπον[Refs]
II.3. remove from one place to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+] — aorist 1 middle μεταστήσασθαι remove from oneself or from one's presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; banish, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B passive, with aorist 1 μετεστάθην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 2, perfect, and pluperfect active: __B.I of persons, stand among or in the midst of, with dative, ἑτάροισι μεθίστατο [Refs 8th c.BC+] __B.I.2 change one's position, τυράννοις ἐκποδὼν μεθίστασο make way for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; depart, παλαιὸν εἰς ἴχνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅταν μεταστῇ [ὄλβος] [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.I.3 with genitive of things, change, cease from, κότου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύπης, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. βίου die, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἑκὼν μ. commit suicide, Vett. Val.94.9); μ. φρενῶν change from one's former mind, change one's mind, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.I.4 go over to another party, revolt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρά or πρός τινα, [Refs] __B.I.5 to be banished, ὑπό τινων [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.II of things, change, alter, either for the better, τῆς τύχης εὖ μετεστεώσης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or for the worse, ἐξ ἧς [πολιτείας] ἡ ὀλιγαρχία μετέστη from which oligarchy arose by a change, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴ τι μὴ δαίμων.. μεθέστηκε στρατῷ hath changed for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.2 in Medicine texts, of pains, change position, εἰς τὴν ἄνω χώραν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]