Help QuickNav Adv. Options
VUL

VUL

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4762 - strephō

Choose a new font size and typeface
στρέφω
Transliteration
strephō (Key)
Pronunciation
stref'-o
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Strengthened from the base of τροπή (G5157)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:714,1093

Strong’s Definitions

στρέφω stréphō, stref'-o; strengthened from the base of G5157; to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively):—convert, turn (again, back again, self, self about).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G4762 in the following manner: turn (11x), turn (one's) self (2x), turn (one) (1x), turn again (1x), turn back again (1x), turn (one) about (1x), be converted (1x), variations of 'turn' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G4762 in the following manner: turn (11x), turn (one's) self (2x), turn (one) (1x), turn again (1x), turn back again (1x), turn (one) about (1x), be converted (1x), variations of 'turn' (1x).

  1. to turn, turn around

  2. to turn one's self (i.e. to turn the back to one

    1. of one who no longer cares for another)

    2. metaph. to turn one's self from one's course of conduct, i.e. to change one's mind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στρέφω stréphō, stref'-o; strengthened from the base of G5157; to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively):—convert, turn (again, back again, self, self about).
STRONGS G4762:
στρέφω: 1 aorist ἐστρεψα; passive, present στρέφομαι; 2 aorist ἐστράφην; from Homer down; the Sept. for הָפַך, also for שָׂבַב, etc.; to turn, turn round: τί τίνι, to turn a thing to one, Matthew 5:39, and T Tr WH in Matthew 27:3 (for ἀποστρέφω, to bring back; see ἀποστρέφω, 2); reflexively (Winers Grammar, § 38, 1; Buttmann, § 130, 4), to turn oneself (i. e. to turn the back to one; used of one who no longer cares for another), Acts 7:42 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 469 (437)); τί εἰς τί, equivalent to μεταστρέφω, to turn one thing into another, Revelation 11:6. Passive reflexively, to turn oneself: στραφείς followed by a finite verb, having turned etc., Matthew 7:6; (Matthew 9:22 L T Tr WH); Matt. 16:23; Luke 7:9; Luke 9:55; Luke 14:25; Luke 22:61; John 1:38; John 20:16; στραφείς πρός τινα, followed by a finite verb (turning unto etc., or turned unto and etc.), Luke 7:44; Luke 10:21 (Luke 10:22) (Rst L T), Luke 10:23; Luke 23:28; στρέφεσθαι εἰς τά ὀπίσω, to turn oneself back, John 20:14; εἰς τά ἔθνη, Acts 13:46; ἐστράφησαν (ἐν L T Tr WH) ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον (R. V. they turned back in their hearts unto Egypt) i. e. to their condition there, Acts 7:39; absolutely and tropically, to turn oneself namely, from one's course of conduct, i. e. to change one's mind (cf. Winer's Grammar, as above): Matthew 18:3 and L T Tr WH in John 12:40. (Compare: ἀναστρέφω, ἀποστρέφω, διαστρέφω, ἐκστρέφω, ἐπιστρέφω, καταστρέφω, μεταστρέφω, σὑν᾿στρέφω, ὑποστρέφω.)
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
5:39; 7:6; 9:22; 16:23; 18:3; 27:3
Luke
7:9; 7:44; 9:55; 10:21; 10:22; 10:23; 14:25; 22:61; 23:28
John
1:38; 12:40; 20:14; 20:16
Acts
7:39; 7:42; 13:46
Revelation
11:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4762 matches the Greek στρέφω (strephō),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the TR Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:39 - ego autem dico vobis non resistere malo sed si quis te percusserit in dextera maxilla tua praebe illi et alteram

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:6 - nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis et conversi disrumpant vos

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23 - qui conversus dixit Petro vade post me Satana scandalum es mihi quia non sapis ea quae Dei sunt sed ea quae hominum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:3 - et dixit amen dico vobis nisi conversi fueritis et efficiamini sicut parvuli non intrabitis in regnum caelorum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:9 - quo audito Iesus miratus est et conversus sequentibus se turbis dixit amen dico vobis nec in Israhel tantam fidem inveni

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:44 - et conversus ad mulierem dixit Simoni vides hanc mulierem intravi in domum tuam aquam pedibus meis non dedisti haec autem lacrimis rigavit pedes meos et capillis suis tersit

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:55 - et conversus increpavit illos

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:22 - omnia mihi tradita sunt a Patre meo et nemo scit qui sit Filius nisi Pater et qui sit Pater nisi Filius et cui voluerit Filius revelare

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:23 - et conversus ad discipulos suos dixit beati oculi qui vident quae videtis

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:25 - ibant autem turbae multae cum eo et conversus dixit ad illos

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:61

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - et conversus Dominus respexit Petrum et recordatus est Petrus verbi Domini sicut dixit quia priusquam gallus cantet ter me negabis

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - conversus autem ad illas Iesus dixit filiae Hierusalem nolite flere super me sed super vos ipsas flete et super filios vestros

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - conversus autem Iesus et videns eos sequentes dicit eis quid quaeritis qui dixerunt ei rabbi quod dicitur interpretatum magister ubi habitas

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:14 - haec cum dixisset conversa est retrorsum et videt Iesum stantem et non sciebat quia Iesus est

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:16 - dicit ei Iesus Maria conversa illa dicit ei rabboni quod dicitur magister

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:39 - cui noluerunt oboedire patres nostri sed reppulerunt et aversi sunt cordibus suis in Aegyptum

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - convertit autem Deus et tradidit eos servire militiae caeli sicut scriptum est in libro Prophetarum numquid victimas aut hostias obtulistis mihi annis quadraginta in deserto domus Israhel

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:46 - tunc constanter Paulus et Barnabas dixerunt vobis oportebat primum loqui verbum Dei sed quoniam repellitis illud et indignos vos iudicastis aeternae vitae ecce convertimur ad gentes

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - hii habent potestatem cludendi caelum ne pluat diebus prophetiae ipsorum et potestatem habent super aquas convertendi eas in sanguinem et percutere terram omni plaga quotienscumque voluerint
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
VUL
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
VUL
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan