μετατίθημι

English (LSJ)

fut. -θήσω:—Med., fut. -

   A θήσομαι D.19.341:    I place among, τῷ κ' οὔ τι τόσον κέλαδον μετέθηκε (v.l. μεθέηκεν) then he would not have caused so much noise among us, Od.18.402.    II place differently,    1 in local sense, transpose, change the place of, τὰ αἰδοῖα εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν Pl.Smp.191b; εἰς βελτίω τόπον Id.Lg.903d; μ. τὰς θύρας PSI5.546.5 (iii B. C.); μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν (sc. τὸν Ἑνώχ) ὁ θεός LXX Ge.5.24:—Pass., Arist.Int.20b10; to be transferred, OGI338.20 (Pergam., ii B. C.), Act.Ap.7.16, etc.    2 in Logic, μ. τὸ συμπέρασμα alter a conclusion to its contrary, Arist.APr.59b1.    3 change, alter, of a treaty, μεταθεῖναι ὅπῃ ἂν δοκῇ ἀμφοτέροις Foed. ap. Th.5.18; τὸ νυνδὴ ῥηθέν Pl.Plt.297e, cf. X.Mem.3.14.6; μ. τινὰ ἐς πτηνὴν φύσιν AP11.367 (Jul.); ἐπὶ ὑὸς τὰς ἐπωνυμίας μ. change their names and call them after swine, Hdt.5.68; substitute, προφάσεις ἀντὶ τῶν ἀληθῶν ψευδεῖς μ. D.18.225, cf. Pl.Lg.683b (Pass.); correct, τοὺς ἠγνοηκότας Plb.1.67.5; but, pervert, μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ LXX 3 Ki.20(21).25.    4 Med., change what is one's own or for oneself, μ. τὰ εἰρημένα X.Mem.4.2.18; νόμους ib.4.4.14; τὴν δόξαν D.18.229; τὸν τρόπον Id.19.341; τοὔνομα Arist.Fr.549; ὀνόματα change the use of words, Epicur.Nat.95 G. (also in Act., Nat.28.5); [τὸ νόμισμα] Arist. Pol.1257b11: abs., change one's opinion, retract, Pl.R.345b, etc.; μεταθέσθω let him change his mind, Men.Pk.48; also in political sense, change sides, μεταθέσθαι πρὸς τὴν Ῥωμαίων αἵρεσιν Plb.24.9.6; Dionysius of Heraclea, who went over from the Stoics to the Cyrenaics, was called μεταθέμενος, turn-coat, D.L.7.37,166; μ. ἀπὸ τῶν πατρίων LXX 2 Ma.7.24; ἐξ ἀδικίας Corn.ND11.    b τὴν γνώμην μετατίθεσθαι change to or adopt a new opinion, Hdt.7.18 (but τῆς γνώμης μ. change from... App.BC3.29); μετέθου λύσσαν ἄρτι σωφρονῶν thou hast changed to madness, E.Or.254; μ. τὸ ὄνομα τὸ νῦν ἀπὸ τῶν αἰγῶν adopted their present name, Paus.7.26.3.    c μ. [τὸν φόβον] transfer one's fear, D.18.177; τῇ μισθαρνίᾳ ταῦτα μετατιθέμενος τὰ ὀνόματα transferring... ib.284.    d c. inf., μ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπλήστως . . ἔχοντος βίου τὸν κοσμίως . . ἔχοντα βίον ἑλέσθαι change one's mind and determine to choose... Pl.Grg.493c.    e c. dupl. acc., τὸ κείνων κακὸν τῷδε κέρδος μ. turning their misdeeds into his gain, S.Ph.515 (lyr.).    5 Pass., to be changed, alter, μετετέθην εὐβουλίᾳ E.IA 388 (troch.); μ. ἐς Ῥωμαίους pass over, App.Hisp.17; μ. ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς are turned away from... Ep.Gal.1.6.