ΜΕΤΑΡΡΕΙΝ, μεταρρειν
METARHREIN, metarhrein
Sounds Like: meh-tar-RHEH-in
Translations: to flow away, to flow over, to change course, to change, to alter
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΡΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of something flowing away, flowing over, or changing its course or nature. It implies a transition or alteration, often in a fluid or continuous manner. It can be used to describe physical movement, like a river changing its path, or more abstract changes, such as a situation or opinion shifting.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 5:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΡΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΑΡΡΕΩ — flow away, flow past, pass away
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