ἀπο-στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ;] trans., with accusative, (a) to turn away, remove: Rom.11:26, 2Ti.4:4; metaphorically, to turn away from allegiance, pervert: Luk.23:14; (b) to turn back, return: μάχαιραν, Mat.26:52. Pass., reflex., to turn oneself away from: with accusative, Mat.5:42, 2Ti.1:15, Tit.1:14, Heb.12:25; so act., absol., Act.3:26 (cf. Sir.8:5; Bl., § 53, 1; Cremer, 880).† (AS)
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G654 — ἀποστρέφω
apostrephō · to turn away · Greek
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Matthew 5:42 · ἀποστραφῇς.¶to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.Matthew 26:52 · ἀπόστρεψονThen saith Jesus to him, ‘Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;Luke 23:14 · ἀποστρέφονταsaid unto them, ‘Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;Acts 3:26 · ἀποστρέφεινto you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, did send him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.’Romans 11:26 · ἀποστρέψειand so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, ‘There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,2 Timothy 1:15 · ἀπεστράφησάνthou hast known this, that they did turn from me—all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;2 Timothy 4:4 · ἀποστρέψουσιν,and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.Titus 1:14 · ἀποστρεφομένωνnot giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;Hebrews 12:25 · ἀποστρεφόμενοι,See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking—much less we who do turn away from him who speaketh from heaven,