ἐπιστρέφω
epistrephō
“to turn”
Definition
to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4762 (στρέφω);
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Occurrences
ἐπιστρέφω appears 35 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
For this people’s heart has grown callous;they hardly hear with their ears,and they have closed their eyes.Otherwise they might see with their eyes,hear with their ears,understand with their hearts,and turn, and I would heal them.’
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.