ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΕΙΣΘΑΙ, μεταποιεισθαι
METAPOIEISTHAI, metapoieisthai
Sounds Like: meh-tah-poy-EE-sthai
Translations: to change, to alter, to transform, to make over, to claim, to aspire to, to strive for
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from μετά (meta, 'with, after, change') and ποιέω (poieō, 'to make, to do'). In its active voice, it means 'to change, to alter, to make over'. In the middle or passive voice, as seen in the infinitive form 'μεταποιεῖσθαι', it often takes on the meaning of 'to claim for oneself', 'to aspire to', or 'to strive for' something, particularly in the context of power or leadership. It describes the act of seeking or attempting to acquire something for oneself.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΕΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΕΙ — he/she/it changes, he/she/it transforms, he/she/it alters, he/she/it makes over
- ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΕΩ — change, alter, transform, make over
- ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΗΣΕΙ — to change, to alter, to transform, to convert
- ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — to those claiming, to those aspiring, to those laying claim to, to those seeking, to those striving for
- ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — changing, transforming, altering, being changed, being transformed, being altered
- ΜΕΤΑΠΟΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — changing, transforming, altering, making over, claiming, aspiring to, striving for
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