Lexical Definition
μέτοχος métochos (met'-okh-os) partaker G:N
from μετέχω
fellow, partaker, partner.
- participant, i.e. (as noun) a sharer
- by implication, an associate
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μετόχουσ | companions | Heb.1.9 |
| partakers | Heb.6.4 | |
| your partakers | LXX.Ps.45.7 | |
| μετόχοισ | partners | Luke.5.7 |
| μέτοχοσ | a partner | LXX.Ps.119.63 |
| are a partner | LXX.1Sam.20.30 | |
| was a partner | LXX.Hos.4.17 | |
| μέτοχον | his partner | LXX.Eccl.4.10 |
| μέτοχοι | partakers | Heb.3.1 • Heb.3.14 • Heb.12.8 |
| partners | LXX.Prov.29.10 |
Abbott-Smith
μέτοχος, -ον (< μετέχω), [in LXX chiefly for חָבֵר;]
1. sharing in, partaking of: c. gen. rei, He 3:1 6:4 12:8; τ. Χριστοῦ, He 3:14.
2. As subst., ὁ μ., a partner, associate: Lk 5:7, He 1:9(LXX).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 5:7 |
| Hebrews | 1:9 · 3:1 · 3:14 · 6:4 · 12:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μέτοχος, ον,
sharing in, partaking of, with genitive, [τῆς συμφορῆς] τὸ πλεῦν μέτοχος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἐλπίδων, τέχνης, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ βίου, of a wife, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II substantive, partner, accomplice in, τοῦ φόνου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; partner in business, [NT+3rd c.BC+]
__II.2 member of a board of officials, frequently in phrase ὁ δεῖνα καὶ μέτοχοι πράκτορες, ἐπιτηρηταί, ἀγορανόμοι, τραπεζῖται, etc., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 joint owner of a house, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__III θεῶν μέτοχοι, of the demigods, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.5.7