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στρέφω

strephōto turnHow to read Greek
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Definition

στρέφω

[in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ;]

to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Matthew 5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Matthew 27:3 (cf. Isaiah 38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn oneself, Acts 7:42; with accusative before εἰς, = μετασ-, to change, Revelation 11:6. Pass., reflexive, to turn oneself: before εἰς, John 20:14, Acts 7:39; 13:46; ptcp., στραφείς, with indic., Matthew 7:6; 9:22; 16:23, Luke 7:9; 9:55; 14:25; 22:61, John 1:38; 20:16; id. before πρός, Luke 7:44; 10:22 (WH, R, om.), Luke 7:23; 23:28; metaphorically, to change: absol., Matthew 18:3, John 12:40 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, συ(ν)-, ὑπο-στρέφω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as στρέφω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

21 total
  1. Matthew 5:39στρέψον · turn
    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
  2. Matthew 7:6στραφέντες · then turn [and]
    Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
  3. Matthew 9:22στραφεὶς · turned
    Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
  4. Matthew 16:23στραφεὶς · [Jesus] turned
    But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
  5. Matthew 18:3στραφῆτε · you change
    “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  6. Matthew 27:3ἔστρεψεν · [and] returned
    When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
  7. Luke 7:9στραφεὶς · Turning
    When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
  8. Luke 7:44στραφεὶς · turning
    And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
  9. Luke 9:55Στραφεὶς · [Jesus] turned
    But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
  10. Luke 10:23στραφεὶς · [Jesus] turned
    Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
  11. Luke 14:25στραφεὶς · He turned
    Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
  12. Luke 22:61στραφεὶς · turned
    And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
  13. Luke 23:28στραφεὶς · turned
    But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  14. John 1:38Στραφεὶς · turned
    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  15. John 12:40στραφῶσιν · turn
    “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
  16. John 20:14ἐστράφη · she turned
    When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
  17. John 20:16Στραφεῖσα · turned
    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
  18. Acts 7:39ἐστράφησαν · turned back
    But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
  19. Acts 7:42ἔστρεψεν · turned away [from them]
    But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
  20. Acts 13:46στρεφόμεθα · we now turn
    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
  21. Revelation 11:6στρέφειν · to turn
    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.