From metoikeō (to change one's dwelling). Refers specifically to the forced deportation or exile of a people — used in the New Testament exclusively of the Babylonian captivity of Israel. Appears in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.
Matthew structures his genealogy of Jesus around three pivotal events: Abraham, David, and the deportation to Babylon (Matthew 1:11-12, 17). By giving the exile this prominence, Matthew shows that Jesus came to end the ultimate exile — humanity's separation from God. The Babylonian captivity was not just a political disaster but a theological crisis: had God abandoned His covenant? Jesus' coming answers with a resounding no.