μετατρέπω
metatrepō
G6060
G:V
Greek
to turn around
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metatrepo denotes a change from laughter to mourning and from joy to dejection in James 4:9.
Its sole attested use depicts laughter and joy being changed into mourning and dejection in James 4:9.
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Changing joy into mourning · dominant
In James 4:9, μετατραπήτω is a third-person aorist passive singular form in the clauses concerning laughter and joy; the APB renders the change as “let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 4:9, the APB presents the change with “be turned into,”.