Strong's Lexicon
G5290 — ὑποστρέφω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5290 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὑποστρέφω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G5259 and G4762 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 35 |
| Transliteration: | hupostrepho |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoop-os-tref'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to turn under (behind), i.e. to return {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | come again, return (again, back again), turn back (again) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑποστρέφω; imperfect ὑπέστρεφον; future ὑποστρέψω; 1 aorist ὑπέστρεψα; from Homer down; the Sept. for ùÑåÌá;
1. transitive, to turn back, to turn about: as ἵππους, Homer, Iliad 5, 581.
2. intransitive, to turn back i. e. to return: absolutely, Mar 14:40 (here L WH πάλιν ἐλθών Tr ἐλθών); Luk 2:20 (here Rec. ἐπέστρεψαν), ; ; Act 8:28; followed by an infinitive of purpose, Luk 17:18; followed by διά with a genitive of place, Act 20:3; εἰς with an accusative of place, Luk 1:56; Luk 2:39 (here T Tr marginal reading WH ἐπέστρεψεν),; ; Act 1:12; Act 8:25; Act 13:13; Act 14:21; Act 21:6; Act 22:17; Act 23:32; Gal 1:17; εἰς διαφθοράν, Act 13:34; ἀπό with a genitive of place, Luk 4:1; Luk 24:9 (WH brackets ἀπό etc.); ἀπό with a genitive of the business, Heb 7:1; ἐκ with a genitive of place, Act 12:25; ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας ἐντολῆς, of those who after embracing Christianity apostatize, 2Pe 2:21 T Tr WH, but Lachmann (against the authorities) εἰς τά ὀπίσω ἀπό τῆς etc.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὑποστρέφω (come again)
Mark 14:40
- KJV: And when he returned he found them asleep again for their eyes were heavy neither wist they what to answer him
- GK: και υποστρέψας εύρεν αυτούς πάλιν καθεύδοντας ήσαν γαρ οι οφθαλμοί αυτών βεβαρημένοι και ουκ ήδεισαν τι αυτώ αποκριθώσι
Luke 1:56
- KJV: And Mary abode with her about three months and returned to her own house
- GK: έμεινε δε Μαριάμ συν αυτή ωσεί μήνας τρείς και υπέστρεψεν εις τον οίκον αυτής
Luke 2:39
- KJV: And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord they returned into Galilee to their own city Nazareth
- GK: και ως ετέλεσαν άπαντα τα κατά τον νόμον κυρίου υπέστρεψαν εις την Γαλιλαίαν εις την πόλιν εαυτών Ναζαρέθ
Luke 2:43
- KJV: And when they had fulfilled the days as they returned the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem and Joseph and his mother knew not
- GK: και τελειωσάντων τας ημέρας εν τω υποστρέφειν αυτούς υπέμεινεν Ιησούς ο παις εν Ιερουσαλήμ και ουκ έγνω Ιωσήφ και η μήτηρ αυτού
Luke 2:45
- KJV: And when they found him not they turned back again to Jerusalem seeking him
- GK: και μη ευρόντες αυτόν υπέστρεψαν εις Ιερουσαλήμ ζητούντες αυτόν
Luke 4:1
- KJV: And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
- GK: Ιησούς δε πνεύματος αγίου πλήρης υπέστρεψεν από του Ιορδάνου και ήγετο εν τω πνεύματι εις την έρημον
Luke 4:14
- KJV: And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about
- GK: και υπέστρεψεν ο Ιησούς εν τη δυνάμει του πνεύματος εις την Γαλιλαίαν και φήμη εξήλθε καθ΄ όλης της περιχώρου περί αυτού
Luke 7:10
- KJV: And they that were sent returning to the house found the servant whole that had been sick
- GK: και υποστρέψαντες οι πεμφθέντες εις τον οίκον εύρον τον ασθενούντα δούλον υγιαίνοντα
Luke 8:37
- KJV: Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them for they were taken with great fear and he went up into the ship and returned back again
- GK: και ηρώτησαν αυτόν άπαν το πλήθος της περιχώρου των Γαδαρηνών απελθείν απ΄ αυτών ότι φόβω μεγάλω συνείχοντο αυτός δε εμβάς εις το πλοίον υπέστρεψεν
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