Apostrephō ἀποστρέφω
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| ἀποστρέφω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apostrephō |
| Strong's number | G654 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to turn away |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Apostrephō (Greek ἀποστρέφω, Strong's G654) is a Greek verb meaning “to turn away”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀπο-στρέφω
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ;]
trans., with accusative,
(a) to turn away, remove: Rom.11:26, 2Ti.4:4; metaphorically, to turn away from allegiance, pervert: Luk.23:14;
(b) to turn back, return: μάχαιραν, Mat.26:52. Pass., reflex., to turn oneself away from: with accusative, Mat.5:42, 2Ti.1:15, Tit.1:14, Heb.12:25; so act., absol., Act.3:26 (cf. Sir.8:5; Bl., § 53, 1; Cremer, 880).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ;]
trans., with accusative,
(a) to turn away, remove: Rom.11:26, 2Ti.4:4; metaphorically, to turn away from allegiance, pervert: Luk.23:14;
(b) to turn back, return: μάχαιραν, Mat.26:52. Pass., reflex., to turn oneself away from: with accusative, Mat.5:42, 2Ti.1:15, Tit.1:14, Heb.12:25; so act., absol., Act.3:26 (cf. Sir.8:5; Bl., § 53, 1; Cremer, 880).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | away (3), turn (1), thou away (1), put up again (1), again (1), perverteth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | do not turn away (1), put (1), was inciting (1), turning (1), he will remove (1), has deserted (1), they will turn (1), who have rejected (1), if we reject (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Apostrephō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 5:42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Matthew 26:52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Luke
- Luke 23:14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
Acts
- Acts 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Romans
- Romans 11:26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 1:15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- 2 Timothy 4:4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Titus
- Titus 1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
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).