Metatithēmi carries the fundamental idea of placing something differently — moving it from one position to another. When applied physically, it describes the translation of Enoch (Heb 11:5) or the transfer of the patriarchs' bones to Shechem (Acts 7:16). Spanish trasladó and fue-trasladado perfectly capture this relocative sense. But the word extends powerfully into the moral and theological realm: Paul uses it of the Galatians 'turning away' (metatithesthe) from the gospel (Gal 1:6), and Jude deploys it for those who 'pervert' God's grace into licentiousness (Jude 1:4). The progression from physical transfer to theological distortion shows how Greek verbs of motion regularly develop figurative senses.