"to give a part, to share, Lk. 3:11; to impart, bestow, Rom. 1:11; 12:8; Eph. 4:28; 1 Thess. 2:8*"
Definition and meaning
to give a part, to share, Lk. 3:11; to impart, bestow, Rom. 1:11; 12:8; Eph. 4:28; 1 Thess. 2:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: μεταδίδωμι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of metadidomi (G3330) across the King James Bible.
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
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Common questions
Strong's G3330 (metadidomi) is a Greek word that means: to give a part, to share, Lk. 3:11; to impart, bestow, Rom. 1:11; 12:8; Eph. 4:28; 1 Thess. 2:8* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word metadidomi (G3330) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3330 is metadidomi, a Greek word defined as: to give a part, to share, Lk. 3:11; to impart, bestow, Rom. 1:11; 12:8; Eph. 4:28; 1 Thess. 2:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
metadidomi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.