ἀναστροφή anastrophē · G0391
behaviour
ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (ἀναστρέφομαι) [in LXX: Tob.4:14, 2Ma.5:8 2Mac 6:23 * ; ] ; 1. a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.). ; 2. In late writers (Polyb., al.; see: ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on Jas.3:13; MM, VGT, see word), manner of life, behaviour, conduct: Gal.1:13, Eph.4:22, 1Ti.4:12, Heb.13:7, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.1:15 1:18 2:12 3:1-2 3:16, 2Pe.2:7 3:11.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀνα-στροφή, ἡ, ; turning upside down, upsetting, overthrow, []; μοῖραν εἰς ἀ. δίδωσι, ={ἀναστρέφει}, []; disorder, confusion, []; 2 turning back, return, []; πολλὰς ἀ. ποιούμενος, of a hunter, making many casts backward, []; wheeling round, of a horse, []; of soldiers in battle, whether to flee or rally, []time to rally, []; especially of the reversal of a wheeling movement, []; of a ship, []; ἐξ ἀ. turning back, []; κατ᾽ ἀναστροφήν conversely, []; 3 in Grammars, throwing back of the accent, as …
Where it's used 13 times
Galatians 1:13 · Ephesians 4:22 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Hebrews 13:7 · James 3:13 · 1 Peter 1:15 · 1 Peter 1:18 · 1 Peter 2:12 · 1 Peter 3:1 · 1 Peter 3:2 · 1 Peter 3:16 · 2 Peter 2:7 · 2 Peter 3:11
Source: TBESG G0391; TFLSJ G0391
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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