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strephō G4762

στρέφω (strephō) means “to turn” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

στρέφω Greek · G4762 21 tagged occurrences in 21 verses

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

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4762

στρέφω · strephō · to turn

στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ;] to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Mat.5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Mat.27:3 (cf. Isa.38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn oneself, Act.7:42; with accusative before εἰς, = μετασ-, to change, Rev.11:6. Pass., reflexive, to turn oneself: before εἰς, Jhn.20:14, Act.7:39 13:46; ptcp., στραφείς, with indic., Mat.7:6 9:22 16:23, Luk.7:9 9:55 14:25 22:61, Jhn.1:38 20:16; id. before πρός, Luk.7:44 10:22 (WH, R, om.), Luk.7:23 23:28; metaphorically, to change: absol., Mat.18:3, Jhn.12:40 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, συ(ν)-, ὑπο-στρέφω).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.

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How translators render G4762

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
turned 5
jesus turned 3
turn 2
turning 2
and returned 1
he turned 1
she turned 1
then turn and 1
to turn 1
turned away from them 1
turned back 1
we now turn 1
you change 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
he turned 4
turned 3
she turned herself 2
he turned him 1
to turn 1
turn 1
turn again and 1
turned back again 1
turned him about 1
turning 1
we turn 1

Verses containing G4762

Page 1 of 1. 21 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 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

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  2. Matthew 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

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  3. Matthew 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.

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  4. Matthew 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

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  5. Matthew 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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  6. Matthew 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

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  7. Luke 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  8. Luke 7:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

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  9. Luke 9:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

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  10. Luke 10:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

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  11. Luke 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

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  12. Luke 22:61 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

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  13. Luke 23:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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  14. John 1:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”

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  15. John 12:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

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  16. John 20:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

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  17. John 20:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

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  18. Acts 7:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

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  19. Acts 7:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

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  20. Acts 13:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  21. Revelation 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

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