μετατίθημι

I place among, would, have caused, among

place among, τῷ κʼ 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

place differently,

1 transpose, change the place of, to be transferred

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 PSI 5.546.5 (iii B. C.); μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν (sc. τὸν Ἑνώχ) ὁ θεός LXX Ge. 5.24:—Pass., Arist. Int. 20b10; to be transferred, OGI 338.20 (Pergam., ii B. C.), Act.Ap. 7.16, etc.

2 alter

in Logic, μ. τὸ συμπέρασμα alter a conclusion to its contrary, Arist. APr. 59b1.

3 change, alter, change, and call them, substitute, correct, pervert

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 AP 11.367 (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 change what is oneʼs own, for oneself, change the use of, change oneʼs opinion, retract, change his mind, change sides, turn-coat

Med., change what is oneʼs 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 oneʼs 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 wen

b change to, adopt a new, change from, thou hast changed to, adopted

τὴν γνώμην μετατίθεσθαι change to or adopt a new opinion, Hdt. 7.18 (but τῆς γνώμης μ. change from . . , App. BC 3.29); 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 transfer oneʼs, transferring

μ. [τὸν φόβον] transfer oneʼs fear, D. 18.177; τῇ μισθαρνίᾳ ταῦτα μετατιθέμενος τὰ ὀνόματα transferring . . , ib. 284.

d change oneʼs mind and determine

c. inf., μ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπλήστως . . ἔχοντος βίου τὸν κοσμίως . . ἔχοντα βίον ἑλέσθαι change oneʼs mind and determine to choose . . , Pl. Grg. 493c.

e turning, into

c. dupl. acc., τὸ κείνων κακὸν τῷδε κέρδος μ. turning their misdeeds into his gain, S. Ph. 515 (lyr.).

5 to be changed, alter, pass over, are turned away

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.