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GreekG5290Verb

ὑποστρέφω

hupostrephō

35Occurrences
G5290Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively)

from G5259 (ὑπό) and G4762 (στρέφω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.trans., to turn back or about (Hem.).
2.Intrans., to turn back, return
LXX: chiefly for שׁוּב

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ὑποστρέφω appears 35 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
21
Acts
11
2 Peter
1
Galatians
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 2:21BSB

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

Acts 21:6BSB

And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.

Luke 1:56BSB

Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

Luke 2:43BSB

When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.

Luke 4:1BSB

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.