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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 442 times in 404 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 9 (Gen 8:12–Rth 1:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12 - Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:32 - So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:49 - “So now if you are going to [fn]deal kindly and truthfully with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me now, so that I may turn to the right or the left.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:13 - Then they tore their clothes in grief, and when each man had loaded his donkey, they returned to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:20 - So Moses took his wife and his sons and mounted them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.

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Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:23 - Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house [fn]with no concern even for this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:10 - And it came about, as Aaron spoke to the entire congregation of the sons of Israel, that they [fn]looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers in the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:36 -

And when it came to rest, he said,

“Return, LORD,

To the myriad thousands of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:25 - “Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way of the [fn]Red Sea.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:50 - Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, for the plague had been brought to a halt.

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Then they turned and went up by the way of Bashan, and Og the king of Bashan went out against them [fn]with all his people, for battle at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:5 - Then the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - ‘Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the [fn]Negev, by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:24 - “Then they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:40 - ‘But as for you, turn around and set out for the wilderness by the way of the [fn]Red Sea.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:1 -

“Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way of the [fn]Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me, and we circled Mount Seir for many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:3 - ‘You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:8 -

“So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1 -

“Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og, king of Bashan, came out [fn]with all his people to meet us in battle at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:30 - “When you are in distress and all these things happen to you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:39 - “Therefore know today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

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“So I turned and came down from the mountain while the mountain was burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:5 - “Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and I put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and they are there, just as the LORD commanded me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:60

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:60 - “And He will bring back on you every disease of Egypt of which you were afraid, and they will cling to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:2 - and you return to the LORD your God and [fn]obey Him with all your heart and soul in accordance with everything that I am commanding you today, you and your sons,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:8 - “And you will again [fn]obey the LORD, and [fn]follow all His commandments which I am commanding you today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:9 - “Then the LORD your God will prosper you [fn]abundantly in every work of your hand, in the [fn]children of your womb, the [fn]offspring of your cattle, and in the [fn]produce of your ground, for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, just as He rejoiced over your fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:10 - [fn]if you [fn]obey the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, [fn]if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:18 - “But I will assuredly hide My face on that day because of all the evil that they will have done, for they will have turned away to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:20 - “For when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they eat and are satisfied and become [fn]prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and spurn Me and break My covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - “Therefore the sons of Israel cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their [fn]backs before their enemies, because they have become designated for destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you eliminate from your midst the things designated for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:27 - It turned toward the [fn]east to Beth-dagon and reached Zebulun, and to the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on [fn]north to Cabul,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and proceeded from there to Hukkok; and it reached Zebulun on the south and reached Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan toward the [fn]east.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:18 - “Please do not depart from here until I come back to You, and bring out my offering and lay it before You.” And He said, “I will remain until you return.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:15 -

When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. Then he returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for the LORD has handed over to you the camp of Midian!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he said also to the men of [fn]Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:57 - God also returned all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came [fn]upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:9 - So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me back to fight against the sons of Ammon and the LORD gives them up [fn]to me, will I become your head?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:13 - And the king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, “It is because Israel took my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; so return them peaceably now.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:31 - then whatever comes out the doors of my house to meet me when I return [fn]safely from the sons of Ammon, it shall be the LORD’S, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - When he returned later to take her, he turned aside to look at the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - But God split the hollow place that is in Lehi so that water came out of it. When he drank, his [fn]strength returned and he revived. Therefore he named it [fn]En-hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:3 - He then returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, “I wholly consecrate the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son to make a carved image and a cast metal image; so now I will return [fn]them to you.”

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Then they turned and left, and put the children, the livestock, and the valuables in front of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:23 - Then they called out to the sons of Dan, who turned [fn]around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:7 - So she departed from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:10 - However, they said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:11 - But Naomi said, “Return, my daughters. Why should you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

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