◄ 3353. metochos ►
Strong's Lexicon metochos: Partaker, sharer, partner Original Word: μέτοχος Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: metochos Pronunciation: MEH-toh-khos Phonetic Spelling: (met'-okh-os) Definition: Partaker, sharer, partner Meaning: a sharer, partner, associate. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb "μετέχω" (metechō), meaning "to share in" or "to partake." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "metochos," the concept of sharing or partnership can be related to Hebrew terms like "חָבֵר" (chaver), meaning "companion" or "associate," and "שָׁתַף" (shataf), meaning "to share" or "to join." Usage: The term "metochos" is used in the New Testament to describe someone who shares in or is a partner in something. It conveys the idea of participation or fellowship in a particular context, often with a spiritual or communal connotation. In the New Testament, it is used to describe believers who share in the heavenly calling, partake in Christ, or are partners in the Holy Spirit. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of partnership or sharing was significant in various aspects of life, including business, religion, and social relationships. The use of "metochos" in the New Testament reflects the early Christian understanding of communal life and spiritual fellowship. Believers were seen as partakers in the divine nature and participants in the life and mission of the church. HELPS Word-studies 3353 métoxos (from 3348 /metéxō, "share in," derived from 3326 /metá, "with change afterward" and 2192 /éxō, "have") – properly, change due to sharing, i.e. from being an "active partaker with." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from metechó Definition sharing in NASB Translation companions (1), partakers (4), partners (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3353: μέτοχος μέτοχος, μέτοχον (μετέχω); 1. sharing in, partaking of, with the genitive of the thing (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 8 a.): Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 6:4; Hebrews 12:8; τοῦ Χριστοῦ, of his mind, and of the salvation procured by him, Hebrews 3:14; cf. Bleek at the passage 2. a partner (in a work, office, dignity): Hebrews 1:9 (from Psalm 44:8 ()); Luke 5:7. (Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, Demosthenes, others.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fellow, partaker, partner. From metecho; participant, i.e. (as noun) a sharer; by implication, an associate -- fellow, partaker, partner. see GREEK metecho Forms and Transliterations μετοχοι μέτοχοι μετοχοις μετόχοις μέτοχον μέτοχος μετοχους μετόχους metochoi métochoi metochois metóchois metochous metóchous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 5:7 Adj-DMP GRK: κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις ἐν τῷ NAS: they signaled to their partners in the other KJV: they beckoned unto [their] partners, which INT: they beckoned to the partners in the Hebrews 1:9 Adj-AMP GRK: παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου NAS: OF GLADNESS ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS. KJV: above thy fellows. INT: above the companions of you Hebrews 3:1 Adj-NMP GRK: κλήσεως ἐπουρανίου μέτοχοι κατανοήσατε τὸν NAS: brethren, partakers of a heavenly KJV: brethren, partakers of the heavenly INT: of [the] calling heavenly partakers consider the Hebrews 3:14 Adj-NMP GRK: μέτοχοι γὰρ τοῦ NAS: For we have become partakers of Christ, KJV: we are made partakers of Christ, INT: partakers indeed Hebrews 6:4 Adj-AMP GRK: ἐπουρανίου καὶ μετόχους γενηθέντας πνεύματος NAS: and have been made partakers of the Holy KJV: were made partakers of the Holy INT: heavenly and partakers having become of [the] Spirit Hebrews 12:8 Adj-NMP GRK: παιδείας ἧς μέτοχοι γεγόνασιν πάντες NAS: have become partakers, then KJV: all are partakers, then are ye INT: discipline of which partakers have become all Strong's Greek 3353 6 Occurrences μέτοχοι — 3 Occ. μετόχοις — 1 Occ. μετόχους — 2 Occ.