Anakamptō ἀνακάμπτω
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| ἀνακάμπτω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anakamptō |
| Strong's number | G344 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to return |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Anakamptō (Greek ἀνακάμπτω, Strong's G344) is a Greek verb meaning “to return”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀνα-κάμπτω
[in LXX: 1Ch.19:5, Jer.3:1, al. (שׁוּב), Jer.15:5 (סוּר) ;]
1. trans., to bend or turn back.
2. Intrans., to return: Mat.2:12, Act.18:21, Heb.11:15; metaphorically (cf. MM, VGT, see word), Luk.10:6.†
(AS)
[in LXX: 1Ch.19:5, Jer.3:1, al. (שׁוּב), Jer.15:5 (סוּר) ;]
1. trans., to bend or turn back.
2. Intrans., to return: Mat.2:12, Act.18:21, Heb.11:15; metaphorically (cf. MM, VGT, see word), Luk.10:6.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | return (2), should (1), it shall turn (1), again (1), returned (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | return (2), it will return (1), i will come back (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Anakamptō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 2:12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
Luke
- Luke 10:6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
Acts
- Acts 18:21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).