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strebloō G4761

στρεβλόω (strebloō) means “to distort” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

στρεβλόω Greek · G4761 1 tagged occurrences in 1 verses

Pronunciation guide: streb-lo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4761

στρεβλόω · strebloō · to distort

στρεβλόω, -ῶ (στρέφω), [in LXX: 2Ki.22:27 (פָּתַל hithp.), 3Ma.4:14, 4Ma.9:17 4Mac 12:4 4Mac 12:11 4Mac 15:14 * ;] to twist, torture. Metaphorical (cf. 2Ki, l.with), to twist or pervert language: 2Pe.3:16.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I twist, torture; met: I twist or pervert language.

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How translators render G4761

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BSB rendering counts
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distort 1
KJV rendering counts
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wrest 1

Verses containing G4761

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  1. 2 Peter 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

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