G4762Verb21 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
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In the text
- Matthew 5:39στρέψον
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
- Luke 7:9στραφεὶς
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.”
- John 1:38Στραφεὶς
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
- Acts 7:39ἐστράφησαν
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
- Revelation 11:6στρέφειν
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.
Abbott-Smith
[in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ;]
to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Mat.5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Mat.27:3 (cf. Isa.38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn oneself, Act.7:42; with accusative before εἰς, = μετασ-, to change, Rev.11:6. Pass., reflexive, to turn oneself: before εἰς, Jhn.20:14, Act.7:39 13:46; ptcp., στραφείς, with indic., Mat.7:6 9:22 16:23, Luk.7:9 9:55 14:25 22:61, Jhn.1:38 20:16; id. before πρός, Luk.7:44 10:22 (WH, R, om.), Luk.7:23 23:28; metaphorically, to change: absol., Mat.18:3, Jhn.12:40 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, συ(ν)-, ὑπο-στρέφω).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.