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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
397x 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 397 times in 378 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 8 (Gen 3:19–Deu 5:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:19 - By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16 - He retrieved all the stolen property. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:16 - In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:9 - Then the LORD's angel said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:22 - The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:33 - The LORD went on his way when he had finished speaking to Abraham. Then Abraham returned home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19 - Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set out together for Beer Sheba where Abraham stayed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:5 - The servant asked him, "What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:6 - "Be careful never to take my son back there!" Abraham told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:44 - Live with him for a little while until your brother's rage subsides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:15 - I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:21 - and I return safely to my father's home, then the LORD will become my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:3 - The LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55 - (32:1) Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:16 - So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:22 - So he returned to Judah and said, "I couldn't find her. Moreover, the men of the place said, 'There has been no cult prostitute here.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12 - Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks - perhaps it was an oversight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph's house. They said, "We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money - the full amount - in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:8 - Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:21 - Then Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:14 - After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:6 - He added, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:18 - So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, "Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - The LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:8 - So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, "Go, serve the LORD your God. Exactly who is going with you?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:17 - When Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said, "Lest the people change their minds and return to Egypt when they experience war."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:2 - "Tell the Israelites that they must turn and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you are to camp by the sea before Baal Zephon opposite it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:4 - "If you encounter your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:25 - You must serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:15 - Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands. The tablets were written on both sides - they were written on the front and on the back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:25 - They returned from investigating the land after forty days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3 - Why has the LORD brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:4 - So they said to one another, "Let's appoint a leader and return to Egypt."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:43 - For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, the LORD will not be with you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:45 - So the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country swooped down and attacked them as far as Hormah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood against me in the road. So now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back home."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:6 - So he returned to him, and he was still standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16 - Then the LORD met Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:17 - When Balaam came to him, he was still standing by his burnt offering, along with the princes of Moab. And Balak said to him, "What has the LORD spoken?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:20 - Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at the other times to seek for omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25 - Balaam got up and departed and returned to his home, and Balak also went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:4 - The LORD said to Moses, "Arrest all the leaders of the people, and hang them up before the LORD in broad daylight, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:15 - For if you turn away from following him, he will once again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will be the reason for their destruction."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:18 - We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:22 - and the land is subdued before the LORD, then afterward you may return and be free of your obligation to the LORD and to Israel. This land will then be your possession in the LORD's sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:30 - Go and tell them, 'Return to your tents!'

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