Strong's Lexicon
G3328
G3328 — μεταβάλλω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3328 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μεταβάλλω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3326 and G906 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | metaballo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | met-ab-al'-lo |
| Meaning: | 1. to throw over 2. (middle voice figuratively) to turn about in opinion |
| KJV Renderings: | change mind |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μεταβάλλω: properly, to turn round; to turn about; passive and middle to turn oneself about, change or transform oneself; tropically, to change one’s opinion; (middle, present participle) μεταβαλλόμενοι ((2 aorist participle βαλόμενοι Tr WH)) ἔλεγον, they changed their minds and said, Act 28:6 (μεταβαλόμενος λέγεις, having changed your mind you say, Plato, Gorgias 481 e.; in the same sense, Thucydides, Xenophon, Demosthenes).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μεταβάλλω (change mind)
Acts 28:6
- KJV: Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly but after they had looked a great while and saw no harm come to him they changed their minds and said that he was a god
- GK: οι δε προσεδόκων αυτόν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι η καταπίπτειν άφνω νεκρόν επί πολύ δε αυτών προσδοκώντων και θεωρούντων μηδέν άτοπον εις αυτόν γινόμενον μεταβαλλόμενοι έλεγον θεόν αυτόν είναι