"to turn around, change, alter, Jas. 4:9*"
Definition and meaning
to turn around, change, alter, Jas. 4:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: μετατρέπω
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
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 metatrepo (G3346) across the King James Bible.
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Common questions
Strong's G3346 (metatrepo) is a Greek word that means: to turn around, change, alter, Jas. 4:9* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word metatrepo (G3346) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3346 is metatrepo, a Greek word defined as: to turn around, change, alter, Jas. 4:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
metatrepo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.