διαστρέφω diastrephō · G1294
to pervert
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
διαστρέφω, ; turn different ways, twist about, τὰ σώματα, as in the dance, []; δ. τὸ πρόσωπον to distort it, []:—mostly passive, to be distorted or twisted, of the eyes, limbs, etc., []; to be warped, τὰ διεστραμμένα τῶν ξύλων []: also of persons, to have one's eyes distorted, or to have one's neck twisted (Scholl. give both interpretations), εὐδαιμονίζω δ᾽ εἰ διαστραφήσομα; []; of the eyes, διεστράφην ἰδών []; ὁ διεστραμμένος, opposed to ὁ τυφλός, []; διεστρ. τοὺς πόδας with the feet twisted, …
Where it's used 7 times
Matthew 17:17 · Luke 9:41 · Luke 23:2 · Acts 13:8 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 20:30 · Philippians 2:15
Source: TBESG G1294; TFLSJ G1294
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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