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Lexicon :: Strong's G1294 - diastrephō

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διαστρέφω
Transliteration
diastrephō (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-as-tref'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:717,1093

Strong’s Definitions

διαστρέφω diastréphō, dee-as-tref'-o; from G1223 and G4762; to distort, i.e. (figuratively) misinterpret, or (morally) corrupt:—perverse(-rt), turn away.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1294 in the following manner: perverse (4x), pervert (2x), turn away (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1294 in the following manner: perverse (4x), pervert (2x), turn away (1x).

  1. to distort, turn aside

    1. to oppose, plot against the saving purposes and plans of God

  2. to turn aside from the right path, to pervert, corrupt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διαστρέφω diastréphō, dee-as-tref'-o; from G1223 and G4762; to distort, i.e. (figuratively) misinterpret, or (morally) corrupt:—perverse(-rt), turn away.
STRONGS G1294:
διαστρέφω; 1 aorist infinitive διαστρέψαι; perfect passive participle διεστραμμένος [cf. WHs Appendix, p. 170f]; from Aeschylus down;
a. to distort, turn aside: τὰς ὁδοὺς κυρίου τὰς εὐθείας, figuratively (Proverbs 10:10), to oppose, plot against, the saving purposes and plans of God, Acts 13:10. Hence,
b. to turn aside from the right path, to pervert, corrupt: τὸ ἔθνος, Luke 23:2 (Polybius 5, 41, 1; 8, 24, 3); τινὰ ἀπό τινος, to corrupt and so turn one aside from, etc. Acts 13:8, (Exodus 5:4; voluptates animum detorquent a virtute, Cicero); διεστραμμένος, perverse, corrupt, wicked: Matthew 17:17; Luke 9:41; Acts 20:30; Philippians 2:15.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
5:4
Proverbs
10:10
Matthew
17:17
Luke
9:41; 23:2
Acts
13:8; 13:10; 20:30
Philippians
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1294 matches the Greek διαστρέφω (diastrephō),
which occurs 28 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:4 - The king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you cause the people to refrain from their work? Return to your labor!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6 - "You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:39 - You must have this tassel so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and obey them and so that you do not follow after your own heart and your own eyes that lead you to unfaithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:7 - Why do you frustrate the intent of the Israelites to cross over into the land which the LORD has given them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 - His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children - this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:6 - In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael caravans disappeared; travelers had to go on winding side roads.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:18 - Elijah replied, "I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father's dynasty have, by abandoning the LORD's commandments and following the Baals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:12 - The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:26 - You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:14 - he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:20 - The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:30 - The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:15 - What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:13 - Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8 - They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - and say 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to those who sew bands on all their wrists and make headbands for heads of every size to entrap people's lives! Will you entrap my people's lives, yet preserve your own lives?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:22 - This is because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies (although I have not grieved him), and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil conduct and preserve his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:34 - You were different from other prostitutes because no one solicited you. When you gave payment and no payment was given to you, you became the opposite!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:4 - For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
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