ἐπιστρέφω epistrephō

Greek word for “to turn” · Strong’s G1994 · used 36 times in 35 verses

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Meaning

ἐπι-στρέφω; 1. trans., to turn about, round or towards, hence metaphorically, to turn, cause to return (to God, virtue, etc.): (cf.).;

How it is translated

Glosses given for epistrephō in context, with how often each is used:

• having turned 6
• should return 4
• turn 4
• turned 4
• may turn 2
• returned 2
• will return 1
• may return 1
• will turn 1
• shall return 1
• have turned back 1
• do turn again 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 1 (2), Luke 17 (2), Acts 9 (2), Acts 15 (2), Acts 26 (2), James 5 (2), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 13 (1), Matthew 24 (1)

Forms

• ἐπιστρέψας 6
• ἐπιστρέψωσιν 3
• ἐπιστρεψάτω 3
• ἐπιστρέψῃ 3
• ἐπιστραφεὶς 2
• ἐπιστρέψαι 2
• ἐπέστρεψαν 2
• ἐπέστρεψεν 2
• ἐπιστρέφειν 2
• ἐπιστραφήτω 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with epistrephō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ὀπίσω opisō “after” 4
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 7
• ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos “eye” 4
• συνίημι suniēmi “to understand” 3
• παχύνω pachunō “to thicken” 2
• καμμύω kammuō “to close” 2
• βαρέως bareōs “difficultly” 2
• μετανοέω metanoeō “to repent” 3
• ἀγρός agros “field” 3
• ἱμάτιον himation “clothing” 3
• αἴρω airō “to take up” 3
• πῶς pōs “how?!” 3

Key verses

The verses using epistrephō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 13:15 — For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes,…
• Luke 1:17 — And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;…
• Luke 22:32 — But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
• Acts 3:19 — Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Acts 9:40 — But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter,…
• Acts 14:15 — And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the…
• Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance…
• Acts 26:20 — But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to…
• Galatians 4:9 — But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in…
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9 — For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
• James 5:19 — Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
• 1 Peter 2:25 — For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.