to move
Methistemi describes moving something from its place, including removal, transfer, turning away, or moving mountains.
The dominant attested use concerns shifting people or a crowd from a former position, authority, or attachment: a king is removed, people are transferred, a manager anticipates being removed, and a crowd is turned away. A rarer use depicts the moving of mountains.
Senses in use
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Remove, transfer, or turn people away · dominant
In Acts 13:22, the aorist active participle occurs in the clause before David is raised as king; the APB renders the action "After removing him." The aorist active indicative in Acts 19:26 and Colossians 1:13 accompanies a crowd being turned from handmade gods and people being brought into the Son's kingdom, while Luke 16:4 uses an aorist passive subjunctive for the manager's anticipated removal from management.
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Move mountains · rare
In 1 Corinthians 13:2, the present active infinitive stands in the clause about having faith "so that I move mountains" in the APB rendering.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the clauses with "removing," "turned away," "transferred," and "removed," and with "move mountains." These render the verse contexts rather than supplying a fixed equivalent for each form.