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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 - But Jesus turned himself about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:13

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:44 - Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15 - For this people's heart is become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:18 - Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:12 - That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:30 - And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the throng, and said, Who touched my clothes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:33 - But when he had turned about, and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savorest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:16 - And let him that is in the field not turn back again to take up his garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:16 - And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:20 - And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:55 - And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:4 - And if he shall trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day shall turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - In that day, he who shall be upon the house-top, and his furniture in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:40 - He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:20 - Then Peter turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following; (who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?)

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:35 - And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:40 - But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to the body, 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 great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19 - Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36 - And some days after, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:18 - And this she did many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - But showed first to them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:27 - For the heart of this people is become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:16 - Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - But now, after ye have known God, or rather are known by God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which ye desire again to be in bondage?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - For they themselves show of us what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:19 - Brethren, if any one of you should err from the truth, and one should convert him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:20 - Let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will hide a multitude of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:25 - For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - But it hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:12 - And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
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