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stréphō · Greek · Strong's G4762 · 22 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “self”
What it means
to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή);
How the KJV renders it
convert, turn again, back again, self, self about
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“self”
“convert”
also renders epistréphō (G1994)
“turn again”
also renders hâphak (H2015)
“back again”
also renders hypostréphō (G5290)
Where it appears
22 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 7:39 V-2API-3PActs 7:42 V-AAI-3SActs 13:46 V-PPI-1PJohn 1:38 V-2APP-NSMJohn 12:40 V-2APS-3PJohn 20:14 V-2API-3SJohn 20:16 V-2APP-NSFLuke 7:9 V-2APP-NSMLuke 7:44 V-2APP-NSMLuke 9:55 V-2APP-NSMLuke 10:22 V-2APP-NSMLuke 10:23 V-2APP-NSMLuke 14:25 V-2APP-NSMLuke 22:61 V-2APP-NSMLuke 23:28 V-2APP-NSMMatthew 5:39 V-AAM-2SMatthew 7:6 V-2APP-NPMMatthew 9:22 V-2APP-NSMMatthew 16:23 V-2APP-NSMMatthew 18:3 V-2APS-2PMatthew 27:3 V-AAI-3SRevelation 11:6 V-PAN
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