μεταστρέφω metastrephō · G3344

to change

μετα στρέφω ; [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ ; ] ; to turn about, turn, change: pass., Act.2:20 (LXX), Jas.4:9 (WH, txt., μετατρέπω, which see); in evil sense, to pervert, corrupt (cf. primary sense reverse) : Gal.1:7.†; μετα-τρέπω ; [in LXX: 4Ma.6:5 4Mac 7:3 4Mac 7:12 4Mac 15:11 4Mac 15:18 * ; ] ; to turn about, turn (Hom., al., but not found in Att..) : with accusative, Jas.4:9 (WH, txt.; cf. μεταστρέφω).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μετα-στρέφω, ; aorist passive -εστρέφθην []:— turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων.. αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον []: —middle, μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ μαλθακώτερον []:— passive, turn oneself about, turn about, whether to face the enemy, στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς []; or to flee, τῷ δὲ μεταστρεφθέντι μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν []; simply, turn round, []; turn about (to see if any one follows), []; recur, ἐπὶ τὰ προειρημένα []; 2 turn round, retort, αἰτίας []; 3 twist or turn all ways, πάντα μεταστρέφοντα …

Where it's used 2 times

Acts 2:20 · Galatians 1:7

Source: TBESG G3344; TFLSJ G3344

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).

All attributions and changes