στρέφω strephō

Greek word for “to turn” · Strong’s G4762 · used 21 times in 21 verses

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Meaning

στρέφω; to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s);

How it is translated

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

• having turned 11
• may turn 2
• turned 2
• do turn 1
• having turned around 1
• turned back 1
• turned away 1
• turning 1
• turn 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 7 (2), John 20 (2), Acts 7 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 7 (1), Matthew 9 (1), Matthew 16 (1), Matthew 18 (1), Matthew 27 (1), Luke 9 (1)

Forms

• στραφεὶς 9
• ἔστρεψεν 2
• στρέψον 1
• στραφέντες 1
• στραφῆτε 1
• Στραφεὶς 1
• στραφῶσιν 1
• ἐστράφη 1
• στραφεῖσα 1
• ἐστράφησαν 1

Words used with it

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

• βρέχω brechō “to rain down” 2
• ἀπωθέω apōtheō “to reject” 2
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 4
• θυγάτηρ thugatēr “daughter” 2
• ὀπίσω opisō “after” 2
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 3
• διδάσκαλος didaskalos “teacher” 2
• Ἰσραήλ Israēl “Israel” 2
• ὕδωρ hudōr, hudatos “water” 2
• ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos “eye” 2
• πούς pous “foot” 2
• ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 2

Key verses

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

• Matthew 5:39 — But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
• Matthew 7:6 — Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
• Matthew 9:22 — But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that…
• Matthew 16:23 — But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be…
• Matthew 18:3 — And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 27:3 — Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and…
• Luke 9:55 — But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
• John 1:38 — Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where…
• John 12:40 — He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should…
• John 20:16 — Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
• Acts 7:42 — Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me…
• Acts 13:46 — Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and…

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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.