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epistrephō G1994

ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō) means “to turn” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐπιστρέφω Greek · G1994 36 tagged occurrences in 35 verses

Pronunciation guide: ep-ee-stref'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1994

ἐπιστρέφω · epistrephō · to turn

ἐπι-στρέφω [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for שׁוּב, in its various senses, also for פָּנָה, etc. ;] 1. trans., to turn about, round or towards, hence metaphorically, to turn, cause to return (to God, virtue, etc.): Luk.1:16-17 (cf. Mal.3:24), Jas.5:19-20. 2. Intrans., (a) to turn, turn oneself around: Act.16:18; with inf., Rev.1:12; before πρός, Act.9:40; so also pass. (cl.), Mrk.5:30 8:33, Jhn.21:20; metaphorically, of turning to God (see Field, Notes, 246 ff.), ἐπὶ τ. κύριον (θεόν), Act.9:35 11:21 14:15 15:19 26:20; πρὸς τ. θεόν, 1Th.1:9, 2Co.3:16; ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, Act.26:18; pass., 1Pe.2:25; (b) to return (as in MGr.): Luk.8:55, Act.15:36; before ὀπίσω, with inf., Mat.24:18; before εἰς, Mat.12:44, Mrk.13:16, Luk.2:39 17:31; ἐπί, 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, before ἐπί, Gal.4:9; πρός, Luk.17:4; of moral reform, Mat.13:15, Mrk.4:12, Luk.22:32, Act.3:19 28:27; pass., Mat.10:13 (Cremer, 531, 881).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.

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How translators render G1994

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
return 3
turn 3
turning 3
returns 2
turned 2
and turned 1
anyone turns 1
have turned back 1
having turned 1
he turned 1
he will turn 1
i turned 1
i will return 1
let us go back 1
return for 1
returned 1
should bring him back 1
that you should turn 1
they may turn 1
they might turn 1
they returned 1
to turn 1
turn back 1
turns 1
who are turning 1
you are turning 1
you have returned 1
you turned 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
return 3
and turned 2
be converted 2
let him 2
returned 2
should be converted 2
to turn 2
turn 2
turned 2
turned him about 2
again 1
are 1
are turned 1
art converted 1
being turned 1
came again 1
convert 1
he which converteth 1
i turned 1
i will return 1
let 1
let us go again 1
shall he turn 1
that ye should turn 1
they should be converted 1
turn again 1
turn ye 1
turning 1
turning about 1
when he had turned about 1
ye turned 1

Verses containing G1994

Page 1 of 1. 35 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.

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  2. Matthew 12:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.

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  3. Matthew 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  4. Matthew 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

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  5. Mark 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

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  6. Mark 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”

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  7. Mark 8:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

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  8. Mark 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

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  9. Luke 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

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  10. Luke 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

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  11. Luke 2:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

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  12. Luke 8:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

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  13. Luke 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

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  14. Luke 17:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

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  15. Luke 22:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

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  16. John 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”

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  17. Acts 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

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  18. Acts 9:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

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  19. Acts 9:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. Acts 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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  21. Acts 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

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  22. Acts 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

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  23. Acts 15:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  24. Acts 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

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  25. Acts 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

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  26. Acts 26:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

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  27. Acts 28:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  28. 2 Corinthians 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

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  29. Galatians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

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  30. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

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  31. James 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,

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  32. James 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

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  33. 1 Peter 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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  34. 2 Peter 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

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  35. Revelation 1:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,

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