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Koine Greek wordlink #54366

SR GNT Luke 16:4 μετασταθῶ (metastathō) ‘I may do in_order_that whenever I may_be removed from the management’ Strongs=31790 Lemma=methistaō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=passive person=1st number=singular
Refers to Word #54341

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Only use of identical word form μετασταθῶ (V-SAP1..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μετασταθῶ’ (V-SAP1..S) is always and only glossed as ‘I may_be removed’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘methistaō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘having removed’, ‘I may_be removed’, ‘redirected’, ‘redirected us’.

Greek words (2) other than μετασταθῶ (V-SAP1..S) with a gloss related to ‘removed’

ACTs 7:4 μετῴκισεν (metōkisen) V-IAA3..S Lemma=metoikizō ‘the father of him he removed him into land’ SR GNT Acts 7:4 word 21

ACTs 13:22 μεταστήσας (metastaʸsas) V-PAA.NMS ‘and having removed him he raised Dawid/(Dāvid)’ SR GNT Acts 13:22 word 2

Key: V=verb IAA3..S=indicative,aorist,active,3rd person singular PAA.NMS=participle,aorist,active,nominative,masculine,singular SAP1..S=subjunctive,aorist,passive,1st person singular