Strong's Lexicon
G4762 — στρέφω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4762 |
|---|---|
| Word: | στρέφω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | strengthened from the base of G5157 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 21 |
| Transliteration: | strepho |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | stref'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to turn (around) 2. (figuratively) to turn back, return {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | convert, turn (again, back again, self, self about) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στρέφω: 1 aorist ἐστρεψα; passive, present στρέφομαι; 2 aorist ἐστράφην; from Homer down; the Sept. for äÈôÇê, also for ùÈÒáÇá, etc.; to turn, turn round: τί τίνι, to turn a thing to one, Mat 5:39, and T Tr WH in Mat 27:3 (for ἀποστρέφω, to bring back; see ἀποστρέφω, 2); reflexively (Winers Grammar, § 38, 1; Buttmann, § 130, 4), to turn oneself (i. e. to turn the back to one; used of one who no longer cares for another), Act 7:42 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 469 (437)); τί εἰς τί, equivalent to μεταστρέφω, to turn one thing into another, Rev 11:6. Passive reflexively, to turn oneself: στραφείς followed by a finite verb, having turned etc., Mat 7:6; ( L T Tr WH); ; Luk 7:9; Luk 9:55; Luk 14:25; Luk 22:61; Joh 1:38; Joh 20:16; στραφείς πρός τινα, followed by a finite verb (turning unto etc., or turned unto and etc.), Luk 7:44; Luk 10:21 () (Rst L T), ; ; στρέφεσθαι εἰς τά ὀπίσω, to turn oneself back, Joh 20:14; εἰς τά ἔθνη, Act 13:46; ἐστράφησαν (ἐν L T Tr WH) ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον (R. V. they turned back in their hearts unto Egypt) i. e. to their condition there, Act 7:39; absolutely and tropically, to turn oneself namely, from one’s course of conduct, i. e. to change one’s mind (cf. Winer’s Grammar, as above): Mat 18:3 and L T Tr WH in Joh 12:40. (Compare: ἀναστρέφω, ἀποστρέφω, διαστρέφω, ἐκστρέφω, ἐπιστρέφω, καταστρέφω, μεταστρέφω, σὑν᾿στρέφω, ὑποστρέφω.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
στρέφω (convert)
Matthew 5:39
- KJV: But I say unto you That ye resist not evil but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also
- GK: εγώ δε λέγω υμίν μη αντιστήναι τω πονηρώ αλλ΄ όστις σε ραπίσει επί την δεξιάν σου σιαγόνα στρέψον αυτώ και την άλλην
Matthew 7:6
- KJV: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs neither cast ye your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you
- GK: μη δώτε το άγιον τοις κυσί μηδέ βάλητε τους μαργαρίτας υμων έμπροσθεν των χοίρων μήποτε καταπατήσωσιν αυτούς εν τοις ποσίν αυτών και στραφέντες ρήξωσιν υμάς
Matthew 16:23
- KJV: But he turned and said unto Peter Get thee behind me Satan thou art an offence unto me for thou savourest not the things that be of God but those that be of men
- GK: ο δε στραφείς είπε τω Πέτρω ύπαγε οπίσω μου σατανά σκάνδαλόν μου ει ότι ου φρονείς τα του θεού αλλά τα των ανθρώπων
Matthew 18:3
- KJV: And said Verily I say unto you Except ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven
- GK: και είπεν αμήν λέγω υμίν εάν μη στραφήτε και γένησθε ως τα παιδία ου εισέλθητε εις την βασιλείαν των ουρανών
Luke 7:9
- KJV: When Jesus heard these things he marvelled at him and turned him about and said unto the people that followed him I say unto you I have not found so great faith no, not in Israel
- GK: ακούσας δε ταύτα ο Ιησούς εθαύμασεν αυτόν και στραφείς τω ακολουθούντι αυτώ όχλω είπε λέγω υμίν ουδέ εν τω Ισραήλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εύρον
Luke 7:44
- KJV: And he turned to the woman and said unto Simon Seest thou this woman I entered into thine house thou gavest me no water for my feet but she hath washed my feet with tear and wiped with the hairs of her head
- GK: και στραφείς προς την γυναίκα τω Σίμωνι έφη βλέπεις ταύτην την γυναίκα εισήλθόν σου εις την οικίαν ύδωρ επί τους πόδας μου ουκ έδωκας αύτη δε τοις δάκρυσιν έβρεξέ μου τους πόδας και ταις θριξί της κεφαλής αυτής εξέμαξε
Luke 9:55
- KJV: But he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of
- GK: στραφείς δε επετίμησεν αυτοίς και είπεν ουκ οίδατε οίου πνεύματός εστε ύμεις
Luke 10:23
- KJV: And he turned him unto disciples and said privately Blessed the eyes which see the things that ye see
- GK: και στραφείς προς τους μαθητάς κατ΄ ιδίαν είπε μακάριοι οι οφθαλμοί οι βλέποντες α βλέπετε
Luke 14:25
- KJV: And there went great multitudes with him and he turned and said unto them
- GK: συνεπορεύοντο δε αυτώ όχλοι πολλοί και στραφείς είπε προς αυτούς
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