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Lexicon :: Strong's G1994 - epistrephō

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ἐπιστρέφω
Transliteration
epistrephō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-stref'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
36x in 19 unique form(s) TR
39x in 21 unique form(s) LXX
442x in 66 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:722,1093

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιστρέφω epistréphō, ep-ee-stref'-o; from G1909 and G4762; to revert (literally, figuratively or morally):—come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G1994 in the following manner: turn (16x), be converted (6x), return (6x), turn about (4x), turn again (3x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G1994 in the following manner: turn (16x), be converted (6x), return (6x), turn about (4x), turn again (3x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. transitively

    1. to turn to

      1. to the worship of the true God

    2. to cause to return, to bring back

      1. to the love and obedience of God

      2. to the love for the children

      3. to love wisdom and righteousness

  2. intransitively

    1. to turn to one's self

    2. to turn one's self about, turn back

    3. to return, turn back, come back

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιστρέφω epistréphō, ep-ee-stref'-o; from G1909 and G4762; to revert (literally, figuratively or morally):—come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
STRONGS G1994:
ἐπιστρέφω; future ἐπιστρέψω; 1 aorist ἐπέστρεψα; 2 aorist passive ἐπεστραφην; from Homer down; the Sept. for הָפַך, סָבַב and הֵסֵב, פָּנָה, and times without number for שׁוּב and הֵשִׁיב;
1. transitively,
a. to turn to: ἐπί τόν Θεόν, to the worship of the true God, Acts 26:20.
b. to cause to return, to bring back; figuratively, τινα ἐπί κύριον τόν Θεόν, to the love and obedience of God, Luke 1:16; ἐπί τέκνα, to love for the children, Luke 1:17; ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, that they may be in (R. V. to walk in) the wisdom of the righteous, Luke 1:17; τινα ἐπί τινα, supply from the context ἐπί τήν ἀλήθειαν and ἐπί τήν ὁδόν, James 5:19f.
2. intransitive, (Winers Grammar, § 38, 1 (compare p. 26; Buttmann, 144 (126f)));
a. to turn, to turn oneself: ἐπί τόν κύριον and ἐπί τόν Θεόν, of Gentiles passing over to the religion of Christ, Acts 9:35; Acts 11:21; Acts 14:15; Acts 15:19; Acts 26:20, cf. 1 Peter 2:25; πρός τί, Acts 9:40; πρός τόν Θεόν, 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 3:16; ἀπό τίνος εἰς τί, Acts 26:18.
b. to turn oneself about, turn back: absolutely, Acts 16:18; followed by an infinitive expressing purpose, Revelation 1:12.
c. to return, turn back, come back;
α. properly: Luke 2:20 Rec.; Luke 8:55; Acts 15:36; with the addition of ὀπίσω (as in Aelian v. h. 1, 6 (variant)), followed by an infinitive of purpose, Matthew 24:18: followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, Matthew 12:44; (Luke 2:39 T WH Tr marginal reading); εἰς τά ὀπίσω, Mark 13:16; Luke 17:31; ἐπί τί, to, 2 Peter 2:22.
β. metaphorically: ἐπί τί, Galatians 4:9; ἐπί τινα, Luke 17:4 Rec., but G omits ἐπί σε; πρός τινα, ibid. L T Tr WH; ἐκ τῆς ἐντολῆς, to leave the commandment and turn back to a worse mental and moral condition, 2 Peter 2:21 R G; absolutely, to turn back morally, to reform: Matthew 13:15; Mark 4:12; Luke 22:32; Acts 3:19; Acts 28:27.
In the middle and 2 aorist passive
a. to turn oneself about, to turn around: absolutely, Matthew 9:22 R G; Mark 5:30; Mark 8:33; John 21:20.
b. to return: followed by πρός (WH text ἐπί) τινα, Matthew 10:13 (on which passage see εἰρήνη, 3 at the end); ἐπί τόν Θεόν, 1 Peter 2:25 (see 2 a. above); to return to a better mind, repent, John 12:40 (R G).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:22; 10:13; 12:44; 13:15; 24:18
Mark
4:12; 5:30; 8:33; 13:16
Luke
1:16; 1:17; 1:17; 2:20; 2:39; 8:55; 17:4; 17:31; 22:32
John
12:40; 21:20
Acts
3:19; 9:35; 9:40; 11:21; 14:15; 15:19; 15:36; 16:18; 26:18; 26:20; 26:20; 28:27
2 Corinthians
3:16
Galatians
4:9
1 Thessalonians
1:9
James
5:19
1 Peter
2:25; 2:25
2 Peter
2:21; 2:22
Revelation
1:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1994 matches the Greek ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:13 - “And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return G1994 to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:44 - “Then it says, ‘I will return G1994 to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15 -

FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL,

AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR,

AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES,

LEST THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES,

HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,

AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN G1994,

AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:18 - “And [fn]whoever is in the field must not turn G1994 back G1994 to get his garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:12 - so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, LEST THEY RETURN G1994 AND BE FORGIVEN.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:30 - And immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned G1994 around G1994 in the crowd and was saying, “Who touched My garments?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:33 - But turning G1994 around G1994 and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on [fn]God’s interests, but man’s.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:16 - and the one who is in the field must not turn G1994 back G1994 to get his garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:16 - “And he will turn G1994 many of the sons of Israel back G1994 to the [fn]Lord their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - “And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN G1994 THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK G1994 TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the [fn]Lord.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 -

And when they had finished everything according to the Law of the [fn]Lord, they returned G1994 to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:55 - And her spirit returned G1994, and she stood up immediately. And He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:4 - “And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns G1994 to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ [fn]forgive him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - “On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn G1994 back G1994.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - “But I have prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned G1994, strengthen your brothers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20 -

Peter, turning G1994 around G1994, *saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - “Therefore repent and return G1994, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that [fn]times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:35 - And all who lived at [fn]Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned G1994 to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:40 - But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning G1994 to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:21 - And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned G1994 to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, proclaiming the gospel to you that you should turn G1994 from these [fn]vain things to a living God, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19 -

“Therefore I judge that we do not trouble those who are turning G1994 to God from among the Gentiles,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36 -

Now after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return G1994 and visit the brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:18 - And she continued doing this for many days. But being greatly annoyed, Paul turned G1994 and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to leave her!” And it left at that very [fn]moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes so that they may turn G1994 from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn G1994 to God, practicing deeds appropriate to repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:27 -

FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL,

AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR,

AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES;

LEST THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES,

AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,

AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN G1994,

AND I HEAL THEM.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:16 - but WHENEVER a person TURNS G1994 TO THE [fn]LORD, THE VEIL IS TAKEN AWAY.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - But now, having known God, or rather having been known by God, how is it that you turn G1994 back G1994 again to the weak and worthless [fn]elemental things, to which you want to be enslaved all over again?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - For they themselves report about us what kind of an entrance we had [fn]with you, and how you turned G1994 to God from [fn]idols to serve [fn]a living and true God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:19 -

My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns G1994 him back G1994,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:20 - let him know that [fn]he who turns G1994 a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will COVER A MULTITUDE OF SINS.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:25 - For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned G1994 to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - The [fn]message of the true proverb has happened to them, “A DOG RETURNS G1994 TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:12 -

Then I turned G1994 to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned G1994 I saw seven golden lampstands;

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