Impart (share, give) (3330) metadidomi

Impart (3330) (metadidomi from metá = with, denoting association + dídomi = to give) means to share with someone else what one has, and has the nuances of to impart, to communicate, to give a share or part of. It means refers to transferring something to another. It is the giving of something by which the giver retains one part and the receiver another so that they both share in the matter. The The word means more than “to give.” It means to give from oneself. The usual Greek verb for giving is didomi, but metadidomi is the intensified form which carries the additional meanings of sharing and imparting that which is one’s own. Hiebert explains that... The preposition meta prefixed to the infinitive brings out the thought that the missionaries did not merely give a gift but rather imparted something they desired to share with the Thessalonians. The aorist tense of the infinitive summarizes their work at Thessalonica as having had this character. Far from coming to get something from the people, the missionaries came to share with them the best possession they had: "the gospel of God." This good news, which has its origin and source in God, was indeed a priceless treasure that would enrich the Thessalonians for time and eternity. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy's willingness to share this treasure was indeed an expression of genuine love. The sharing of the saving gospel with others was the reason for their call and function as Christ's apostles. (Ibid) MacArthur explains that metadidomi... means to share, or give someone something of which one retains a part. That is exactly what happens when Christians impart to other people divine truth. They give someone else the good news of salvation, yet without losing possession of it themselves. (MacArthur, John: 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Moody Press or Logos) Paul speaks of himself and his fellow–missionaries as having been well pleased to impart to the converts both God’s Gospel and their own souls (i.e., so sharing those with them as to spend themselves and spend out their lives for them) There are 2 uses in the LXX (Job 31:17, Pr 11;26) 5 uses of metadidomi in the NT... Luke 3:11 And he would answer and say to them, "Let the man who has two tunics share with him who has none; and let him who has food do likewise." Romans 1:11 (note) For I long to see you in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; Romans 12:8 (note) or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Ephesians 4:28 (note) Let him who steals steal no longer; but rather let him labor, performing with his own hands what is good, in order that he may have something to share with him who has need. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Having thus a fond affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. The gospel of God - Far from coming to get something from the people, the missionaries came to share with them the best possession they had: "the gospel of God." Barnes sounds the right note here commenting that... To be willing to communicate the knowledge of the gospel was in itself a strong proof of love, even if it were attended with no self-denial or hazard in doing it. We evince a decided love for a man when we tell him of the way of salvation, and urge him to accept of it. We show strong interest for one who is in danger, when we tell him of a way of escape, or for one who is sick, when we tell him of a medicine that will restore him; but we manifest a much higher love when we tell a lost and ruined sinner of the way in which he may be saved. There is no method in which we can show so strong an interest in our fellow-men, and so much true benevolence for them, as to go to them and tell them of the way by which they may be rescued from everlasting ruin. (Albert Barnes. Barnes NT Commentary)

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Impart (share, give) (3330) metadidomi

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