στρεβλόω strebloō · G4761

to distort

στρεβλόω, -ῶ; (στρέφω), [in LXX: 2Ki.22:27 (פָּתַל hithp.), 3Ma.4:14, 4Ma.9:17 4Mac 12:4 4Mac 12:11 4Mac 15:14 * ; ] ; to twist, torture. Metaphorical (cf. 2Ki, l.with), to twist or pervert language: 2Pe.3:16.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

στρεβλ-όω, ; future -ώσω[]: aorist ἐστρέβλωσα []:—twist or strain tight, ὄνοισι ξυλίνοισι τὰ ὅπλα drawing the cables taut with windlasses []; screw up the strings of an instrument, τὰς χορδὰς ἐπὶ τῶν κολλόπων στρεβλοῦν []; II twist or wrench a dislocated limb, with a view to setting it, σ. τὸν πόδα []; also of wrestlers, [] (passive):—middle, ἐς τοὐπίσω τὰς χεῖρας σ. []:—passive, στρεβλωθῆναι acquire a squint, []; II.2 stretch on the wheel or rack, to rack, torture, applied to slaves for the …

Where it's used 1 time

2 Peter 3:16

Source: TBESG G4761; TFLSJ G4761

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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