μετατίθημι fut. -θήσω aor1 μετ-έθηκα aor2 -έθην to place among, τῷ κʼ οὔτι τόσον κέλαδον μετέθηκεν (variant reading: μεθέηκεν) then he would not have caused so much noise among us, Od. to place differently, in local sense, to transpose, Plat. to change, alter, of a treaty, Thuc., Xen.; μ. τὰς ἐπωνυμίας ἐπὶ ὑός to change their names and call them after swine, Hdt.; μ. τι ἀντί τινος to put one thing in place of another, substitute, Dem. Mid. to change what is oneʼs own or for oneself, τοὺς νόμους, Xen.; μετατίθεσθαι τὴν γνώμην to adopt a new opinion, Hdt.; so, absol., Plat. μ. τὸν φόβον to get rid of, transfer oneʼs fear, Dem. c. dupl. acc., τὸ κείνων κακὸν τῷδε κέρδος μ. to alter their evil designs into gain for him, Soph. Pass. to be changed, to alter, Eur.