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Lexicon :: Strong's G3344 - metastrephō

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μεταστρέφω
Transliteration
metastrephō (Key)
Pronunciation
met-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: 7:729,1093

Strong’s Definitions

†μεταστρέφω metastréphō, met-as-tref'-o; from G3326 and G4762; to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt:—pervert, turn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3344 in the following manner: turn (2x), pervert (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3344 in the following manner: turn (2x), pervert (1x).

  1. to turn around, turn around

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†μεταστρέφω metastréphō, met-as-tref'-o; from G3326 and G4762; to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt:—pervert, turn.
STRONGS G3344:
μεταστρέφω: 1 aorist infinitive μεταστρέψαι; passive, 2 aorist imperative 3 person singular μεταστραφήτω; 2 future μεταστραφήσομαι; from Homer down; the Sept. for הָפַך; to turn about, turn around (cf. μετά, III. 2): τί εἰς τί (to turn one thing into another), passive, Acts 2:20 (from Joel 2:31); James 4:9 (cf. Buttmann, 52 (46): (WH text μετατρέπω, which see)); equivalent to to pervert, corrupt, τί (Sir. 11:31; Aristotle, rhet. 1, 15, 24 (cf. 30 and 3, 11, 6)): Galatians 1:7.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joel
2:31
Acts
2:20
Galatians
1:7
James
4:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3344 matches the Greek μεταστρέφω (metastrephō),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:5 - When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. “What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?” they asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:5 - But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - “From the window Sisera’s mother looked out.
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:9 - As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel’s signs were fulfilled that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:4 - The king of Egypt then installed Eliakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, as the next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. Then Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt as a prisoner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:6 - He made a dry path through the Red Sea,[fn]
and his people went across on foot.
There we rejoiced in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:44 - For he turned their rivers into blood,
so no one could drink from the streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 - They turned back and were as faithless as their parents.
They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:25 - Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites,
and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:29 - He turned their water into blood,
poisoning all the fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:12 - Their homes will be turned over to their enemies,
as will their fields and their wives.
For I will raise my powerful fist
against the people of this land,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:4 - ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will make your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians[fn] who are outside your walls attacking you. In fact, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:2 - Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to foreigners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:8 - So I was left there all alone to see this amazing vision. My strength left me, my face grew deathly pale, and I felt very weak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:8 - “The people of Israel mingle with godless foreigners,
making themselves as worthless as a half-baked cake!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:8 - “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
How can I let you go?
How can I destroy you like Admah
or demolish you like Zeboiim?
My heart is torn within me,
and my compassion overflows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:31 - The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and terrible[fn] day of the LORD arrives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:9 - “Then I will purify the speech of all people,
so that everyone can worship the LORD together.
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