allassō · change

What it means

allassō (ἀλλάσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “change”.

Exchange one thing for another.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Make different; trade one thing for another.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• be changed ×3
• change ×2
• exchanged ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Acts 6:14

  for we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

• Romans 1:23

  and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of a corruptible human being and of birds and of four-footed animals and of creeping things.

• 1 Corinthians 15:51

  Look, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,

• 1 Corinthians 15:52

  in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

• Galatians 4:20

  I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.

• Hebrews 1:12

  and like a cloak you will roll them up, like a garment, and they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not come to an end.