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μεταλλάσσω

Strong’s: G3337

Associated OET lemmas: μεταλλάσσω

Notes: μεταλλάσσω[a] may focus somewhat more emphatically than ἀλλάσσω[b] on the substitution of one thing for another.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: μεταλλάσσω; aor.; μετήλλαξα

Related lemmas: ἀλλάσσω

Sense 1: to exchange, to substitute

Semantic entry: 57.142

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Exchange

Definition: to exchange one thing for another{N:001}

Notes: In rendering μεταλλάσσω in RV ROM 1:25 · LV ROM 1:25 · Read together ROM 1:25 it is essential to avoid anything which might mean ‘to change something into.’ It is the substitution of one thing for another; hence, ‘exchange’ rather than ‘change’ is the correct gloss.

ROM 1:25: RV ROM 1:25 · LV ROM 1:25 · Read together ROM 1:25

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OET-RV ROM 1:25

25 as they exchanged God’s truth for a lie, and worshipped and served the creation, instead of the creator, who should be praised throughout all time. May it be so.

OET-LV ROM 1:25

25 who exchanged the truth of_ the _god into the falsehood, and were _worshipped and serving unto _the creation contrary _to the one having _created it, who is blessed to the ages.
Truly.

Sense 2: to cease and to start, to exchange

Semantic entry: 68.50

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Cease, Stop

Definition: to cease one activity and to start something else in exchange

ROM 1:26: RV ROM 1:26 · LV ROM 1:26 · Read together ROM 1:26

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OET-RV ROM 1:26

26 Because of that, God reluctantly let them exercise their dishonourable passions, and their women exchanged natural behaviours for unnatural ones,

OET-LV ROM 1:26

26 Because _of this, gave _over them the god to passions of _dishonour, which for both female of _them exchanged the natural usage into the contrary _to nature,