ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ, μεταχειριζεσθαι
METACHEIRIZESTHAI, metacheirizesthai
Sounds Like: meh-tah-kheh-ree-ZEH-sthai
Translations: to handle, to manage, to use, to employ, to treat
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from μετά (meta, meaning 'with' or 'after') and χειρίζω (cheirizo, meaning 'to handle' or 'to manage', from χείρ, cheir, meaning 'hand'). It means to handle, manage, or use something, often implying a skillful or deliberate application. It can also mean to treat someone in a particular way. It is typically used in the middle voice, emphasizing the subject's involvement in the action.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3346 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 10:245
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΖΟΙΝΤΟ — they might handle, they might manage, they might use, they might employ, they might administer
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ — using, handling, managing, administering, dealing with
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΖΩ — to handle, to manage, to use, to employ, to treat, to deal with
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΑΙ — handle, use, employ, manage, administer, take in hand
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΝ — using, handling, managing, employing, dealing with, taking in hand
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having handled, having used, having managed, having taken in hand, having employed
- ΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to handle, to manage, to use, to employ, to deal with, to treat
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