δια-στρέφω [in LXX for הָפַךְ, עָקַשׁ, etc. ;] to distort, twist; metaphorically, to distort, pervert: Luk.23:2, Act.13:8, 10; διεστραμμένος, perverse: Mat.17:17, Luk.9:41, Act.20:30, Php.2:15.† (AS)
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G1294 — διαστρέφω
diastrephō · to pervert · Greek
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Matthew 17:17 · διεστραμμένη,Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”Luke 9:41 · διεστραμμένη,Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”Luke 23:2 · διαστρέφονταThey began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”Acts 13:8 · διαστρέψαιBut Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.Acts 13:10 · διαστρέφωνand said, “Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?Acts 20:30 · διεστραμμέναMen will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.Philippians 2:15 · διεστραμμένηςthat you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,