Greek Word Study
στρέφω
stréphō
G4762
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G4762
KJV Translations
convertturn (againback againselfself about)
Derivation / Root
strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή);
Definition of stréphō
στρέφω (stréphō) — to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
Word Origin
This word comes strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή); See the root word: G5157 (τροπή).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word στρέφω (stréphō) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from στρέφω.
τροπή
tropḗ
G5157
a turn ("trope"), i.e. revolution (figuratively, variation)
ἀναστρέφω
anastréphō
G390
to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. remain, live
ἀποστρέφω
apostréphō
G654
to turn away or back (literally or figuratively)
διαστρέφω
diastréphō
G1294
to distort, i.e. (figuratively) misinterpret, or (morally) corrupt
ἐκστρέφω
ekstréphō
G1612
to pervert (figuratively)
ἐπιστρέφω
epistréphō
G1994
to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
καταστρέφω
katastréphō
G2690
to turn upside down, i.e. upset
μεταστρέφω
metastréphō
G3344
to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt
στρεβλόω
streblóō
G4761
to wrench, i.e. (specially), to torture (by the rack), but only figuratively, to pervert
συστρέφω
systréphō
G4962
to twist together, i.e. collect (a bundle, a crowd)
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