ἐκτρέπω
ektrepō
“to turn/wander away”
Definition
to deflect, i.e. turn away (literally or figuratively)
from G1537 (ἐκ) and the base of G5157 (τροπή);
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Occurrences
ἐκτρέπω appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
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