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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your labor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6 - “You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:39 - “And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:7 - “Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going 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 - “They have corrupted themselves;
They are not His children,
Because of their blemish:
A perverse and crooked 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,
The highways were deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:18 - And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:12 - And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance,
That they may do whatever He commands them
On the face of the whole earth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:26 - With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:14 - Perversity is in his heart,
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:20 - Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:30 - He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He purses his lips and brings about evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:15 - What is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.

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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 made crooked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - In the day when the keepers of the house tremble,
And the strong men bow down;
When the grinders cease because they are few,
And those that look through the windows grow dim;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8 - The way of peace they have not known,
And there is no justice in their ways;
They have made themselves crooked paths;
Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - “and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves[fn] and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:22 - “Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:34 - “You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And pervert all equity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:4 - Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
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