ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΖΕΣΘΑΙ, μετονομαζεσθαι
METONOMAZESTHAI, metonomazesthai
Sounds Like: meh-toh-noh-MAH-zeh-sthai
Translations: to be renamed, to be called by a different name, to be given a new name
From the root: ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'μετά' (meta), meaning 'change' or 'after', and 'ὀνομάζω' (onomazō), meaning 'to name' or 'to call'. In its passive infinitive form, it means 'to be renamed' or 'to be called by a different name'. It describes the act of someone or something receiving a new name or being referred to by an altered designation.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3344 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 6:156
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΖΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΖΩ — to rename, to change the name of
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΣΑΣ — having renamed, having changed the name of
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΣΘΕΙΣ — having been renamed, who was renamed, having been called by another name
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΣΘΕΙΣΑΝ — having been renamed, which was renamed
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΣΘΕΙΣΗ — having been renamed, having been called by a different name, having been given a new name
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΣΘΕΝΤΟΣ — having been renamed, having been called by another name, having been changed in name
- ΜΕΤΟΝΟΜΑΣΘΗΝΑΙ — to be renamed, to be called by another name
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΚΕΙ — he had renamed, he had changed the name, he had called by another name
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΚΕΝΑΙ — to rename, to change the name of
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΣΑΝ — they renamed, they changed the name of
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΣΕ — renamed, called by another name
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΣΕΝ — renamed, changed the name of
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΣΘΗ — was renamed, was called by another name, was given a new name
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΣΜΕΝΗ — renamed, having been renamed, called by another name, having been called by another name
- ΜΕΤΩΝΟΜΑΣΤΑΙ — has been renamed, has been called by another name
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