changes run

μεταβάλλω, [tense] fut. -

A

βᾰλῶ Ar.Av. 1568

: [tense] aor. μετέβᾰλον:—throw into a different position, turn quickly or suddenly, Hom.only once, in tmesi,

μετὰ νῶτα βαλών Il.8.94

;

χαλεπῶς μ. δέμας E.Hipp. 204

(anap.), cf. Gal.15.556;

μ. θοἰμάτιον ἐπιδεξιά Ar.

l.c.; μ. γῆν turn, i.e. plough, the earth, X.Oec.16.14;

μετέβαλε Κύριος ἄνεμον ἐκ θαλάσσης LXX Ex. 10.19

; μ. ποταμόν change the course of a river, Jul.Or.3.126d.

II turn about, change, alter,

τὸ οὔνομα Hdt.1.57

;

τὴν πολιτείαν Arist.Pol. 1292b21

; [οἱ Βρίγες] τὸ οὔνομα μετέβαλον [ἐς Φρύγας] Hdt.7.73;

τὰς φυλὰς μετέβαλε [ὁ Κλεισθένης] ἐς ἄλλα οὐνόματα Id.5.68

;

μ. μορφήν τινος εἰς ἀνδρὸς φύσιν E.Ba.54

; [

τινὰ] ἐπὶ κακόν Ar.Th. 723

;

ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον Pl.R. 381b

; μ. δίαιταν change one's way of life, Th.2.16; μ. ὕδατα drink different water, Hdt.8.117;

ὀργὰς μ. E.Med. 121

(anap.);

μ. τοὺς τρόπους Ar.Pl.36

, Eup.357.7;

μ. τὸ ἔθος Th.1.123

; μ. εὔνοιαν lose it, ib. 77;

μ. χώραν ἐκ χώρας Pl.Tht. 181c

: freq. with Adjs., etc., implying change, μ. ἄλλους τρόπους change and adopt other ways, E.IA 343 (troch.); μ. ἄλλας γραφάς ib. 363 (troch.);

εἶδος καινὸν μουσικῆς μ. Pl. R. 424c

;

πόλις ἄλλον ἐξ ἄλλου -βάλλουσα τύραννον Plu.Tim.1

; μ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ὁμο- ἀ-" Pl.Cra. 405d;

ἐμαυτὸν ἄνω κάτω μετέβαλλον Id.Phd. 96b

;

ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰς δόξας μ. Id.R. 508d

: c. acc. cogn., πολλὰς μεταβολὰς.. μ. ὑδάτων καὶ σίτων ib. 404a.

b translate,

νόμον εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα φωνήν J.AJProoem.3

, cf. 12.2.13 ([voice] Pass.).

c stir with a spoon, Dsc.3.22 ([voice] Pass.).

III intr., undergo a change,

μ. ἐς εὐνομίην Hdt.1.65

, cf. Antipho 2.4.9;

μ. εἰς ὀλιγαρχικὸν ἐκ τοῦ τιμοκρατικοῦ Pl.R. 553a

, etc.;

μ. ἐπὶ τοὐναντίον Id.Plt. 270d

;

ὅταν εἰς ἑτέραν -βάλῃ πολιτείαν ἡ πόλις Arist.Pol. 1276b14

, cf. 1301a20: impers., μεταβάλλει διὰ πλειόνων ζῴων changes run through a series of creatures, Thphr.HP2.4.4: c. gen. rei, come in exchange for or instead of,

καιναὶ καινῶν μεταβάλλουσαι.. συντυχίαι E.Tr. 1118

.

b vary,

μεταβάλλειν τὰς ἐπιστήμας τοῖς τόποις Phld.Rh.2.115

S.

2 change one's course, μεταβαλὼν πρὸς Ἀθηναίους turning to the Athenians, Hdt.8.109: [tense] aor. part. μεταβαλών abs., instead, in turn,

μεταβαλόντας ἀντὶ Κρητῶν γενέσθαι Ἰήπυγας Id.7.170

, cf. E. Ion 1614, Pl.Smp. 204e, Grg. 480e: also [tense] pres. part.

μεταβάλλων Id.Tht. 166d

.

B [voice] Med., turn round, shift a load,

μεταβαλλόμενος τἀνάφορον Ar. Ra.8

;

προβαλλομένους τὰ ὅπλα ἢ μεταβαλλομένους X.An.6.5.16

.

2 cause to be removed,

σῖτον PHib.1.45.6

(iii B. C.), etc.

b order to be paid, remit, POxy.1153.8 (i A. D.), 1419.5 (iii A. D.).

II change what is one's own, μ. τὰ ἱμάτια change one's clothes, X.Mem.1.6.6;

μ. τοὺς τρόπους Ar.V. 1461

(lyr.); μετεβάλλετ' ὀπωπάν changed her appearance, Erinn. in PSI9.1090.53 + 13 (p.xii).

2 exchange, τίς μεταβάλοιτ' ἂν ὧδε σιγὰν λόγων; silence for words, S.El. 1261; [τὴν ἄσαρκον τροφὴν] ὑγείας καὶ ῥώμης μεταβαλέσθαι have given up asceticism in exchange for health and strength, Porph.Abst.1.2; barter, traffic in,

οἴνου μεταβαλλόμενος καὶ σίτου πρᾶσιν Pl.Lg. 849d

;

μ. τὰ ἀλλότρια ἔργα Id.Sph. 223d

;

μ. ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ X.Mem.3.7.6

, cf. D.S. 5.13.

III turn oneself, turn about,

ἄνω καὶ κάτω Pl.Grg. 481e

, Din.1.17; esp.

2 change one's purpose or mind, Hdt.5.75, SIG 22.20 (v B. C.), Act.Ap.28.6, etc.; change sides, Th.1.71, 8.90, X.HG 2.3.31;

πρός τινα Axionic.6.10

.

3 turn or wheel round,

μ. ἐπ' ἀσπίδα X.Cyr.7.5.6

;

τὸ δόρυ εἰς τοὔπισθεν μ. Id.Eq.8.10

: abs., turn about,

μεταβαλλόμενος τοῖς ἔξω περιεστηκόσι λοιδορήσεται Aeschin. 3.207

.

φύσις, εως, ἡ (φύω; Hom.+)

① condition or circumstance as determined by birth, natural endowment/condition, nature, esp. as inherited fr. one’s ancestors, in contrast to status or characteristics that are acquired after birth (Isocr. 4, 105 φύσει πολίτης; Isaeus 6, 28 φύσει υἱός; Pla., Menex. 245d φύσει βάρβαροι, νόμῳ Ἕλληνες; Just., A I, 1, 1 Καίσαρος φύσει υἱῷ; SIG 720, 3; OGI 472, 4; 558, 6 al.; PFay 19, 11.—Theoph. Ant. 1, 13 [p. 86, 16]) ἡμεῖς φύσει Ἰουδαῖοι Gal 2:15 (cp. Ptolemaeus, Περὶ Ἡρῴδου τ. βασιλέως: no. 199 Jac. [I A.D.] Ἰουδαῖοι … ἐξ ἀρχῆς φυσικοί; Jos., Ant. 7, 130; φύσει Λιμναίου IK XXXVII, 15, 3 of the birth daughter of L. in contrast to her adoptive relationship w. one named Arsas). ἡ ἐκ φύσεως ἀκροβυστία the uncircumcision that is so by nature (a ref. to non-Israelites, who lack the moral cultivation of those who are circumcised and yet ‘observe the upright requirements of the law’ [Ro 2:26]. Israelites who violate their responsibilities to God, despite their privileged position indicated by receipt of circumcision and special revelation, run the risk of placing themselves in the condition of the uncircumcised) Ro 2:27. ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς we were, in our natural condition (as descendants of Adam), subject to (God’s) wrath Eph 2:3 (the position of φύσει betw. the two words as Plut., Mor. 701a; DTurner, Grace Theological Journal 1, ’80, 195–219). The Christians of Tralles have a blameless disposition οὐ κατὰ χρῆσιν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ φύσιν not from habit, but by nature ITr 1:1 (here the contrast is between perfunctory virtue and spontaneous or instinctive behavior; Pindar sim. extolled the virtues of athletes who, in contrast to those w. mere acquired learning, reflected their ancestral breeding for excellence: O. 7, 90–92; P. 10, 11–14; N. 3, 40–42; 6, 8–16). οἱ κατὰ φύσιν κλάδοι the natural branches Ro 11:21, 24c. ἡ κατὰ φύσιν ἀγριέλαιος a tree which by nature is a wild olive vs. 24a; opp. παρὰ φύσιν contrary to nature vs. 24b; s. lit. s.v. ἀγριέλαιος and ἐλαία 1. On κατὰ and παρὰ φύσιν s. MPohlenz, Die Stoa I ’48, 488c.

② the natural character of an entity, natural characteristic/disposition (χρυσὸς … τὴν ἰδίαν φ. διαφυλάττει Iren. 1, 6, 2 [Harv. I 55, 2]; Hippol., Ref. 5, 8, 12) ἡ φύσις ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη human nature (Pla., Tht. 149b, Tim. 90c; Aristot. 1286b, 27; Epict. 2, 20, 18; Philo, Ebr. 166 al.; Aelian, VH 8, 11 τῶν ἀνθρώπων φύσις θνητή; TestJob 3:3 ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη φ.; Orig., C. Cels. 1, 52, 13; Just., A II, 6, 3 τῇ φύσει τῶν ἀνθρώπων) Js 3:7b (unless the sense should be humankind, s. 4 below). Euphemistically: παρθένος ἐγέννησεν, ἃ οὐ χωρεῖ ἡ φύσις αὐτῆς while remaining a virgin, a virgin has had a child or a virgin has given birth, something that does not accord w. her natural condition (as a virgin) GJs 19:3. τὸ ἀδύνατον τῆς ἡμετέρας φύσεως the weakness of our nature Dg 9:6. θείας κοινωνοὶ φύσεως sharers in the divine nature 2 Pt 1:4 (cp. ὅσοι φύσεως κοινωνοῦντες ἀνθρω[πίν]ης IReisenKN, p. 371, 46f; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 232 θείας μετεσχηκέναι φύσεως; Himerius, Or. 48 [=Or. 14], 26 of Dionysus: πρὶν εἰς θεῶν φύσιν ἐλθεῖν=before he attained to the nature of the gods; Ar. 13, 5 μία φ. τῶν θεῶν. Difft. AWolters, Calvin Theological Journal 25, ’90, 28–44 ‘partners of the Deity’).—Also specif. of sexual characteristics (Diod S 16, 26, 6 originally παρθένοι prophesied in Delphi διὰ τὸ τῆς φύσεως ἀδιάφθορον=because their sexuality was uncorrupted. φύσις of sex and its change Dicaearchus, Fgm. 37 W.; ἑρμαφροδίτου φ. Iren. 1, 11, 5 [Harv. I 108, 8]. Obviously φ. also has the concrete mng. ‘sex organ’: Nicander, Fgm. 107; Diod S 32, 10, 7 φ. ἄρρενος corresponding to φ. θηλείας following immediately; Anton. Lib. 41, 5; Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 2, 1 Jac.). In the context of Mary’s virginal delivery ἐραυνήσω τὴν φύσιν αὐτῆς= I will examine whether she remains a virgin GJs 19:3b; 20:1 (where Tdf. with codd. reads ἔβαλε Σαλώμη τὸν δάκτυλον αὐτῆς εἰς τὴν φύσιν αὐτῆς [cp. J 20:25]). The hyena παρʼ ἐνιαυτὸν ἀλλάσσει τὴν φύσιν changes its nature every year, fr. male to female and vice versa B 10:7 (s. ὕαινα). Polytheists worship τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὖσιν θεοῖς beings that are by nature no gods at all Gal 4:8 (s. CLanger, Euhemeros u. die Theorie der φύσει u. θέσει θεοί: Αγγελος II 1926, 53–59; Mel., P. 8, 58 φύσει θεὸς ὢν καὶ ἄνθρωπος; Synes., Prov. 1, 9 p. 97c τοῖς φύσει θεοῖς; Diod S 3, 9, 1 differentiates between two kinds of gods: some αἰώνιον ἔχειν κ. ἄφθαρτον τὴν φύσιν, others θνητῆς φύσεως κεκοινωνηκέναι κ. διʼ ἀρετὴν … τετευχέναι τιμῶν ἀθανάτων=some ‘have an everlasting and incorruptible nature’, others ‘share mortal nature and then, because of their personal excellence, … attain immortal honors’).—ὅταν ἔθνη φύσει τὰ τοῦ νόμου ποιῶσιν when gentiles spontaneously (i.e. without extraneous legal instruction; cp. the prophetic ideal Jer 31:32–34) fulfill the demands of the (Mosaic) law Ro 2:14 (s. WMundle, Theol. Blätter 13, ’34, 249–56 [the gentile as Christian under direction of the πνεῦμα]; difft. s. 3 below).

③ the regular or established order of things, nature (Ar. 4, 2 κατὰ ἀπαραίτητον φύσεως ἀνάγκην=in accordance with the non-negotiable order of things; Ath. 3, 1 νόμῳ φύσεως) μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν they exchanged the natural function for one contrary to nature Ro 1:26 (Diod S 32, 11, 1 παρὰ φύσιν ὁμιλία; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 109 §511; Athen. 13, 605d οἱ παρὰ φύσιν τῇ Ἀφροδίτῃ χρώμενοι=those who indulge in Aphrodite contrary to nature; TestNapht 3:4; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 39 ὁ παιδεραστὴς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν ἡδονὴν διώκει=a lover of boys pursues unnatural pleasure; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 273; Tat. 3:4; Ath. 26, 2; on φ. as definer of order s. JKube, ΤΕΧΝΗ und ΑΡΕΤΗ ’69, esp. 44–46; on relation to κτίσι in Paul, s. OWischmeyer, ZTK 93, ’96, 352–75). ὅταν ἔθνη φύσει τὰ τοῦ νόμου ποιῶσιν when gentiles fulfil the law’s demands by following the natural order (of things) Ro 2:14 (cp. Ltzm., Hdb., exc. on Ro 2:14–16; but s. 2 above). ἡ φύσις διδάσκει ὑμᾶς 1 Cor 11:14 (Epict. 1, 16, 9f; Plut., Mor. 478d; Synes., Calv. [Baldhead] 14 p. 78c φύσις as well as νόμος prescribes long hair for women, short hair for men.—Ltzm., Hdb. ad loc.). τὸ ὄνομα, ὸ̔ κέκτησθε φύσει δικαίᾳ the name which you bear because of a just natural order IEph 1:1 (s. Hdb. ad loc.—τῇ φ. τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἀνώφορόν ἐστιν Did., Gen. 21, 5.—JKleist, transl. ’46, 119 n. 2 suggests ‘natural disposition’).—RGrant, Miracle and Natural Law ’52, 4–18.

④ an entity as a product of nature, natural being, creature (X., Cyr. 6, 2, 29 πᾶσα φύσις=every creature; 3 Macc 3:29.—Diod S 2, 49, 4 plants are called φύσεις καρποφοροῦσαι; 3, 6, 2 θνητὴ φ.= a mortal creature. Ps.-Callisth. 1, 10, 1 ἀνθρωπίνη φ. = a human creature. It can also mean species [X. et al.; 4 Macc 1:20; Philo] and then at times disappear in translation: Ps.-Pla, Epin. 948d ἡ τῶν ἄστρων φύσις=the stars; X., Lac. 3, 4 ἡ τῶν θηλειῶν φύσις=the women; Aristot., Part. An. 1, 5 περὶ τῆς ζῳϊκῆς φ.=on animals) πᾶσα φύσις θηρίων κτλ. Js 3:7a. Also prob. ἡ φ. ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη humankind 3:7b; s. 2 above.—Kl. Pauly IV 841–44 (lit.).—DELG s.v. φύομαι C 6. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.