Definition
μετ-έχω
[in LXX: Proverbs 5:17 (עֵת), Proverbs 1:18, 1Es.5.40 Esther 8:70, Sir.51.28, al. ;]
to partake of, share in: ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν, 1 Corinthians 9:10; with genitive of thing(s), 1 Corinthians 9:12; 10:21; 10:30, Hebrews 2:14; in sacramental sense, ἑκ τ. ἐνὸς ἄρτου μ., 1 Corinthians 10:17 (cf. MM, xvi); metaphorically, γάλακτος, Hebrews 5:13; of belonging to a tribe, Hebrews 7:13.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- 1 Corinthians 9:10μετέχειν · to share in the harvestIsn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
- 1 Corinthians 9:12μετέχουσιν · haveIf others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 10:17μετέχομεν · we all partakeBecause there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21μετέχειν · partakeYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
- 1 Corinthians 10:30μετέχω · partake [in the meal]If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
- Hebrews 2:14μετέσχεν · shared inNow since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
- Hebrews 5:13μετέχων · lives onFor everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
- Hebrews 7:13μετέσχηκεν · belonged toHe of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.