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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 39 times in 38 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:22 - at Iesus conversus et videns eam dixit confide filia fides tua te salvam fecit et salva facta est mulier ex illa hora

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:13 - et siquidem fuerit domus digna veniat pax vestra super eam si autem non fuerit digna pax vestra ad vos revertatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:44 - tunc dicit revertar in domum meam unde exivi et veniens invenit vacantem scopis mundatam et ornatam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15 - incrassatum est enim cor populi huius et auribus graviter audierunt et oculos suos cluserunt nequando oculis videant et auribus audiant et corde intellegant et convertantur et sanem eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:18 - et qui in agro non revertatur tollere tunicam suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:12 - ut videntes videant et non videant et audientes audiant et non intellegant nequando convertantur et dimittantur eis peccata

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:30 - et statim Iesus cognoscens in semet ipso virtutem quae exierat de eo conversus ad turbam aiebat quis tetigit vestimenta mea

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:33 - qui conversus et videns discipulos suos comminatus est Petro dicens vade retro me Satana quoniam non sapis quae Dei sunt sed quae sunt hominum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:16 - et qui in agro erit non revertatur retro tollere vestimentum suum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:16 - et multos filiorum Israhel convertet ad Dominum Deum ipsorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - et ipse praecedet ante illum in spiritu et virtute Heliae ut convertat corda patrum in filios et incredibiles ad prudentiam iustorum parare Domino plebem perfectam

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:20 - et reversi sunt pastores glorificantes et laudantes Deum in omnibus quae audierant et viderant sicut dictum est ad illos

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:55 - et reversus est spiritus eius et surrexit continuo et iussit illi dari manducare

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:4 - et si septies in die peccaverit in te et septies in die conversus fuerit ad te dicens paenitet me dimitte illi

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - in illa hora qui fuerit in tecto et vasa eius in domo ne descendat tollere illa et qui in agro similiter non redeat retro

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - ego autem rogavi pro te ut non deficiat fides tua et tu aliquando conversus confirma fratres tuos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:40 - excaecavit oculos eorum et induravit eorum cor ut non videant oculis et intellegant corde et convertantur et sanem eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20 - conversus Petrus vidit illum discipulum quem diligebat Iesus sequentem qui et recubuit in cena super pectus eius et dixit Domine quis est qui tradit te

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - paenitemini igitur et convertimini ut deleantur vestra peccata

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:35 - et viderunt illum omnes qui habitabant Lyddae et Saronae qui conversi sunt ad Dominum

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:40 - eiectis autem omnibus foras Petrus ponens genua oravit et conversus ad corpus dixit Tabita surge at illa aperuit oculos suos et viso Petro resedit

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:21 - et erat manus Domini cum eis multusque numerus credentium conversus est ad Dominum

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - [Vulgate 14:14] et dicentes viri quid haec facitis et nos mortales sumus similes vobis homines adnuntiantes vobis ab his vanis converti ad Deum vivum qui fecit caelum et terram et mare et omnia quae in eis sunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19 - propter quod ego iudico non inquietari eos qui ex gentibus convertuntur ad Deum

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36 - post aliquot autem dies dixit ad Barnaban Paulus revertentes visitemus fratres per universas civitates in quibus praedicavimus verbum Domini quomodo se habeant

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:18 - hoc autem faciebat multis diebus dolens autem Paulus et conversus spiritui dixit praecipio tibi in nomine Iesu Christi exire ab ea et exiit eadem hora

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - aperire oculos eorum ut convertantur a tenebris ad lucem et de potestate Satanae ad Deum ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum et sortem inter sanctos per fidem quae est in me

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - sed his qui sunt Damasci primum et Hierosolymis et in omnem regionem Iudaeae et gentibus adnuntiabam ut paenitentiam agerent et converterentur ad Deum digna paenitentiae opera facientes

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:27 - incrassatum est enim cor populi huius et auribus graviter audierunt et oculos suos conpresserunt ne forte videant oculis et auribus audiant et corde intellegant et convertantur et sanem illos

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:16 - cum autem conversus fuerit ad Deum aufertur velamen

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - nunc autem cum cognoveritis Deum immo cogniti sitis a Deo quomodo convertimini iterum ad infirma et egena elementa quibus denuo servire vultis

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - ipsi enim de nobis adnuntiant qualem introitum habuerimus ad vos et quomodo conversi estis ad Deum a simulacris servire Deo vivo et vero

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:19 - fratres mei si quis ex vobis erraverit a veritate et converterit quis eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:20 - scire debet quoniam qui converti fecerit peccatorem ab errore viae suae salvabit animam eius a morte et operit multitudinem peccatorum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:25 - eratis enim sicut oves errantes sed conversi estis nunc ad pastorem et episcopum animarum vestrarum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - melius enim erat illis non cognoscere viam iustitiae quam post agnitionem retrorsum converti ab eo quod illis traditum est sancto mandato

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - contigit enim eis illud veri proverbii canis reversus ad suum vomitum et sus lota in volutabro luti

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:12 - et conversus sum ut viderem vocem quae loquebatur mecum et conversus vidi septem candelabra aurea
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