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Lexicon :: Strong's G654 - apostrephō

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ἀποστρέφω
Transliteration
apostrephō (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-os-tref'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
9x in 9 unique form(s) TR
10x in 10 unique form(s) LXX
394x in 67 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:719,1093

Strong’s Definitions

ἀποστρέφω apostréphō, ap-os-tref'-o; from G575 and G4762; to turn away or back (literally or figuratively):—bring again, pervert, turn away (from).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G654 in the following manner: turn away (4x), turn away from (2x), put up again (1x), turn from (1x), bring again (1x), pervert (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G654 in the following manner: turn away (4x), turn away from (2x), put up again (1x), turn from (1x), bring again (1x), pervert (1x).

  1. to turn away

    1. to remove anything from anyone

    2. to turn him away from allegiance to any one

    3. tempt to defect

  2. to turn back, return, bring back

    1. of putting a sword back in its sheath

    2. of Judas returning money to temple

  3. to turn one's self away, turn back, return

  4. to turn one's self away from, deserting

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀποστρέφω apostréphō, ap-os-tref'-o; from G575 and G4762; to turn away or back (literally or figuratively):—bring again, pervert, turn away (from).
STRONGS G654:
ἀποστρέφω; future ἀποστρέψω; 1 aorist ἀπέστρεψα; 2 aorist passive ἀπεστράφην; [present middle ἀποστρέφομαι; from Homer down];
1. to turn away: τινὰ or τὶ ἀπὸ τινος, 2 Timothy 4:4 (τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας); to remove anything from anyone, Romans 11:26 (Isaiah 59:20); ἀποστρέφειν τινά simply, to turn him away from allegiance to anyone, tempt to defection [A. V. pervert], Luke 23:14.
2. to turn back, return, bring back: Matthew 26:52 (put back thy sword into its sheath); Matthew 27:3, of Judas bringing back the shekels, where T Tr WH ἔστρεψε [cf. Test. xii. Patr. test. Jos. § 17]. (In the same sense for הֵשִׁיב, Genesis 14:16; Genesis 28:15; Genesis 43:11 (Genesis 43:12), Genesis 43:20 (Genesis 43:21), etc.; Baruch 1:8; Baruch 2:34, etc.)
3. intransitive, to turn oneself away, turn back, return: ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν, Acts 3:26, cf. Acts 3:19 (ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, Sir. 8:5 Sir. 17:21 [26 Tdf.]; to return from a place, Genesis 18:33; 1 Macc. 11:54, etc.; [see Kneucker on Baruch 1:13]; Xenophon, Hell. 3, 4, 12); cf. Meyer on Acts, the passage cited; [others, (with A. V.) take it actively here: in turning away every one of you, etc.].
4. Middle, with 2 aorist passive, to turn oneself away from, with an accusative of the object (cf. [Jelf, § 548 obs. 1; Krüger, § 47, 23, 1]; Buttmann, 192 (166)); to reject, refuse: τινά, Matthew 5:42; Hebrews 12:25; τὴν ἀλήθειαν, Titus 1:14; in the sense of deserting, τινά, 2 Timothy 1:15.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
14:16; 18:33; 28:15; 43:11; 43:12; 43:20; 43:21
Isaiah
59:20
Matthew
5:42; 26:52; 27:3
Luke
23:14
Acts
3:19; 3:26
Romans
11:26
2 Timothy
1:15; 4:4
Titus
1:14
Hebrews
12:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G654 matches the Greek ἀποστρέφω (apostrephō),
which occurs 394 times in 376 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 8 (Gen 3:19–Deu 5:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:19 - In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread until thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken, for earth thou art and to earth thou shalt return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16 - And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:16 - And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:9 - And the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:22 - And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:33 - And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19 - And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:5 - And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back thy son to the land whence thou camest forth, [fn]if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:6 - And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:44 - And dwell with him certain days, until thy brother's anger

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:15 - And behold I am with thee to preserve thee continually in all the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will bring thee back to this land; for I will not desert thee, until I have done all that I have said to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:21 - and bring me back in safety to the house of my father, then shall the Lord be for a God to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:3 - And the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy father, and to thy family, and I will be with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55 - (LXX 32:1) And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed to his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:16 - And Esau returned on that day on his journey to Seir.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:22 - And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12 - And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest peradventure it is a mistake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, there was also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:8 - If we brought back to thee out of the land of Chanaan the money which we found in our sacks, how should we steal silver or gold out of the house of thy lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:21 - And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God shall be with you, and restore you to the land of your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:14 - And Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brethren, and those that had gone up with him to bury his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:6 - And he said, [fn] I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:18 - And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have [fn]charged thee with, thou shalt work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:8 - And they brought back both Moses and Aaron to Pharao; and he said to them, Go and serve the Lord your God; but who are they that are going with you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:17 - And when Pharao sent forth the people, God led them not by the way of the land of the Phylistines, because it was near; for God said, Lest at any time the people repent when they see war, and return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:2 - Speak to the children of Israel, and let them turn and encamp before the village, between Magdol and the sea, opposite Beel-sepphon: before them shalt thou encamp by the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:4 - And if thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt turn them back and restore them to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:25 - And thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:15 - And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tables of testimony were in his hands, tables of stone written on both their sides: they were written within and without.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:25 - And they returned from thence, having surveyed the land, after forty days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3 - Would we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness, would we had died! and why does the Lord bring us into this land to fall in war? our wives and our children shall be for a prey: now then it is better to return into Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:4 - And they said one to another, Let us make a ruler, and return into Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:43 - For Amalec and the Chananite are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword; because ye have disobeyed the Lord and turned aside, and the Lord will not be among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:45 - And Amalec and the Chananite that dwelt in that mountain came down, and routed them, and destroyed them unto Herman; and they returned to the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet me; and now if it shall not be pleasing to thee for me to go on, I will return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:6 - And he returned to him, and moreover he stood over his whole-burnt-offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16 - And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:17 - And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole-burnt-sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balac said to him, What has the Lord spoken?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:20 - Behold, I have received commandment to bless: I will bless, and not turn back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25 - And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went [fn]to his own home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:4 - And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the princes of the people, and [fn]make them examples of judgment for the Lord in the face of the sun, and the anger of the Lord shall be turned away from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:15 - For ye will turn away from him to desert him yet once more in the wilderness, and ye will sin against this whole congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:18 - We will not return to our houses till the children of Israel shall have been distributed, each to his own inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:22 - and the land shall be subdued before the Lord, then afterwards ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and as regards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:30 - Go, say to them, Return ye to your houses;

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