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To shift

μετακινέωStrong’s G3334

metakineō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Metakineō is the Greek word usually translated “being moved away”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;”
Colossians 1:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “being moved away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • being moved away 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    μετακινέω metakineō · to shift

    μετα-κινέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Deu.19:14 (סוּג hi.), Isa.54:10 (מוֹט), etc. ;] trans., to move away, remove (ὅρια, Deu, l.with). Mid., to remove oneself, remove, shift: metaphorically, ἀπὸ τ. ἐλπίδος, Col.1:23.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “shift” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SHIFT, verb intransitive

    1. To move; to change place or position.
    2. To change its direction; to vary; as, the wind shifted from south to west.
    3. To change; to give place to other things.
    4. To change clothes particularly the under garment or chemise.
    All definitions and other forms of “shift”
    1. To resort to expedients for a livelihood, or for accomplishing a purpose; to move from one thing to another, and to seize one expedient when anohter fails.
    2. To practice indirect methods.
    3. To seek methods of safety.
    4. To change place; as, cargo shifts from one side to the other.

    SHIFT, verb transitive

    1. To change; to alter; as, to shift the scenes.
    2. To transfer from one place or position to another; as, shift the helm; shift the sails.
    3. To put out of the way by some expedient.
    4. To change, as clothes; as, to shift a coat.
    5. To dress in fresh clothes.
    6. To put away; to disengage or disencumber one's self, as of a burden or inconvenience.

    SHIFT, noun

    1. A change; a turning from one thing to another; hence, an expedient tried in difficulty; one thing tried when another fails.
    2. In a bad sense, mean refuge; last resource.
    3. Fraud; artifice; expedient to effect a bad purpose; or an evasion; a trick to escape detection or evil.
    4. A woman's under garment; a chemise.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.