Definition

to transfer, i.e. (literally) transport, (by implication) exchange, (reflexively) change sides, or (figuratively) pervert

Etymology

from G3326 (μετά) and G5087 (τίθημι);

Where the KJV renders it

• carry over
• change
• remove
• translate
• turn

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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