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Lexicon :: Strong's G391 - anastrophē

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ἀναστροφή
Transliteration
anastrophē (Key)
Pronunciation
an-as-trof-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:715,1093

Strong’s Definitions

ἀναστροφή anastrophḗ, an-as-trof-ay'; from G390; behavior:—conversation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G391 in the following manner: conversation (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G391 in the following manner: conversation (13x).

  1. manner of life, conduct, behaviour, deportment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀναστροφή anastrophḗ, an-as-trof-ay'; from G390; behavior:—conversation.
STRONGS G391:
ἀναστροφή, -ῆς, ἡ, (from the passive ἀναστρέφομαι, see the preceding word), properly, 'walk,' i. e. manner of life, behavior, conduct (German Lebenswandel): Galatians 1:13; Ephesians 4:22; 1 Timothy 4:12; James 3:13; 1 Peter 1:15, 18; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:1f, 16; 2 Peter 2:7; plural ἅγιαι ἀναστροφαί the ways in which holy living shows itself, 2 Peter 3:11. Hence, life in so far as it is comprised in conduct, Hebrews 13:7. (This word, in the senses given, is found in Greek writings from Polybius 4, 82, 1 down; in the Scriptures first in Tobit 4:14; 2 Macc. 5:8; add Epictetus diss. 1, 9, 5; 4, 7, 5 [and (from Sophocles Lexicon, under the word) Agatharchides 134, 12; 153, 8; Aristeas 16].)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Galatians
1:13
Ephesians
4:22
1 Timothy
4:12
Hebrews
13:7
James
3:13
1 Peter
1:15; 1:18; 2:12; 3:1; 3:16
2 Peter
2:7; 3:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G391 matches the Greek ἀναστροφή (anastrophē),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 -

You have heard of my career and former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to hunt down and persecute the church of God extensively and [with fanatical zeal] tried [my best] to destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:22 - that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:12 - Let no one look down on [you because of] your youth, but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:7 -

Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:13 -

Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:15 - But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage];

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:18 - For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:12 - Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that [fn]for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God [fn]in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:1 -

In the same way, you wives, be [fn]submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:2 - when they see your modest and respectful behavior [together with your devotion and appreciation—love your husband, encourage him, and enjoy him as a blessing from God].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:16 - And see to it that your conscience is entirely clear, so that every time you are slandered or falsely accused, those who attack or disparage your good behavior in Christ will be shamed [by their own words].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:7 - and if He rescued righteous [fn]Lot, who was tormented by the immoral conduct of unprincipled and ungodly men

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:11 -

Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God],

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