στρέφω
strephō
“to turn”
Definition
to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή);
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
στρέφω appears 22 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
“He has blinded their eyesand hardened their hearts,so that they cannot see with their eyes,and understand with their hearts,and turn,and I would heal them.”
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
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.”
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.