Μετάβα [3 verses](3rd sg aor ind act) "Remove" is metabaino, which means "to pass over," "pass from one state to another," "change," "make a transition," "to pass to another place or state," and "to carry over." It literally means "step between." -- The verb translated as "remove" means "to pass over" or "to make a change." It literally means "step between."