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ἐπιστροφή epistrophē · G1995

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conversion

ἐπι-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἐπιστρέφω) [in LXX: Eze.47:7 (שׁוּב), Sir.18:21 49:2, etc. ; ] ; a turning about; metaphorically, conversion (Field, Notes, 246): Act.15:3.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιστροφ-ή,ἡ, ; turning about, τῆς τοῦ ἀτράκτου δίνης []; twisting, []; of strands, []; 2. bending of a bow, []; 3. curve, winding of a bay, []; of a river, []; II. intransitive, turning or wheeling about, δαΐων ἀνδρῶν ἐπιστροφαί, i.e. hostile men turning to bay, []; tossing, of a restless patient, []; μυρίων ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν renewed assaults of ills unnumbered, []; wheeling through a right angle, []; of ships, putting about, tacking, []; ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς by a sudden wheel, []; but ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς …

Where it's used 1 time

Acts 15:3

Source: TBESG G1995; TFLSJ G1995

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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