Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
hypostrephō
Simplified transliteration
hypostrepho
Principal Parts
(ὑπέστρεφον), ὑποστρέψω, ὑπέστρεψα, -, -, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
35
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(1)
Gloss
to turn back toward, return; to turn one's back on, turn away
Definition
to turn back, return, Mk. 14:40; Lk. 1:56; 2:39, 43, 45
Greek-English Concordance for ὑποστρέφω
| Acts 13:13 |
Then Paul and those with him put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga of Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned (hypestrepsen | ὑπέστρεψεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Jerusalem; |
| Acts 13:34 |
But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, no more about to return (hypostrephein | ὑποστρέφειν | pres act inf ) to corruption, thus he said: ‘I will give to you the sacred and sure promises made to David.’ |
| Acts 14:21 |
After they had preached the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned (hypestrepsan | ὑπέστρεψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to Lystra, then on to Iconium and to Antioch, |
| Acts 20:3 |
He spent three months there, and when a plot was hatched against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return (hypostrephein | ὑποστρέφειν | pres act inf ) through Macedonia. |
| Acts 21:6 |
and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned (hypestrepsan | ὑπέστρεψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to their own homes. |
| Acts 22:17 |
When (hypostrepsanti | ὑποστρέψαντι | aor act ptcp dat sg masc) I had returned (hypostrepsanti | ὑποστρέψαντι | aor act ptcp dat sg masc) to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance |
| Acts 23:32 |
The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned (hypestrepsan | ὑπέστρεψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to the barracks. |
| Galatians 1:17 |
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia and returned (hypestrepsa | ὑπέστρεψα | aor act ind 1 sg) again to Damascus. |
| Hebrews 7:1 |
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning (hypostrephonti | ὑποστρέφοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, |
| 2 Peter 2:21 |
For it would have been better for them never to have come to know the way of righteousness than, having come to know it, to turn back (hypostrepsai | ὑποστρέψαι | aor act inf ) from the holy commandment that was delivered to them. |