Strong G390ἀναστρέφω
to live/return
- Transliteration
- anastrepho
- Pronunciation
- an-as-tref'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀνα-στρέφω
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב;]
1. to overturn: Jhn.2:15.
2. to turn back, return: Act.5:22 15:16.
3. to turn hither and thither; pass., to turn oneself about, sojourn, dwell: Mat.17:22 Rec.; metaphorically (like Heb. הָלַךְ, in κοινή writers and in π.; see Deiss., LAE, 315; BS, 88, 194; MM, VGT, see word), to conduct oneself, behave, live: 2Co.1:12, Eph.2:3, 1Ti.3:15, Heb.10:33 13:18, 1Pe.1:17, 2Pe.2:18.
† SYN.: περιπατέω (Hellenistic), πολιτεύω (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב;]
1. to overturn: Jhn.2:15.
2. to turn back, return: Act.5:22 15:16.
3. to turn hither and thither; pass., to turn oneself about, sojourn, dwell: Mat.17:22 Rec.; metaphorically (like Heb. הָלַךְ, in κοινή writers and in π.; see Deiss., LAE, 315; BS, 88, 194; MM, VGT, see word), to conduct oneself, behave, live: 2Co.1:12, Eph.2:3, 1Ti.3:15, Heb.10:33 13:18, 1Pe.1:17, 2Pe.2:18.
† SYN.: περιπατέω (Hellenistic), πολιτεύω (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G390 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- conversation2
- live2
- return2
- abide1
- be1
- behave1
- overthrew1
- pass1
- use1
- while1
First verses
- Matthew 17:22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
- John 2:15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
- Acts 5:22But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
- Acts 15:16After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
- Ephesians 2:3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
- 1 Timothy 3:15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- Hebrews 10:33Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
- Hebrews 13:18Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
- 1 Peter 1:17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
- 2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀναστρέφω,
poetry ἀνστρέφω, perfect ἀνέστροφα variant in [Refs (Theognetus Comicus 1.8)], 3rd.pers.plural ἀνέστροφαν[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Cercidas Iambographus “fragment” 17.30)]:—turn upside down, μήπως.. δίφρους ἀνστρέψειαν might upset them, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.436; ὁ θεὸς πάντ᾽ ἀ. πάλιν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 331; ἀ. γένος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1240)]; τὴν ζοήν Cerc.[same place]; ἀ. καρδίαν upset the stomach, i.e. cause sickness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49)]; reverse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 333, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 779)]:—passive, future ἀναστραφήσεσθαι τὰ τῆς Ἑλλάδος πράγματα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.64)]: perfect ἀνεστράφθαι τῆς πολιτείας[Refs ([prev. author] 6.66 codices)]; ὄρος ἀνεστραμμένον ἐν τῇ ζητήσει turned up by digging, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.47, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 16.12.)]
2 invert order of words or statements, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 11, +others, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.11:)] —also in passive, with reference to ἐπαναστροφή[Refs ((which see), [prev. work] 12.)]
3 ={ἀρνεῖσθαι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 1012.)]
II turn back, [Refs (Comica Adespota 22.73D.)]; bring back, τινὰ ἐξ Ἅιδου[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 449, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1228; ἀ. δίκην τινί [prev. author] “Ba.” 793)]; ὄμμ᾽ ἀ. κύκλῳ to roll it about, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hel.” 1557.)]
II.2 intransitive, turn back, retire, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.80, etc.)]; especially in participle, ἀναστρέψας ἀπήλαυνεν [Refs (X “An.” 1.4.5, etc.)]; but also, rally, of troops, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.43, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.2.21, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 111.1:)] —ἀναστρέφον, τό, see. a)nakukliko/s.
III in Grammars, write with anastrophe, as πέρι for περί, [Refs (Hdn.Gr. 2.52)],66:—passive, [Refs (1.481, +others)]
III.2 in Mathematics texts, ἀναστρέψαντι convertendo, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 5.19 “Cor.”)]; so in Logic, οἱ ἀντιστρέφοντες οὐχ οἱ ἀναστρέφοντες ἀλλήλοις λόγοι συναληθεύονται[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 11.465.)]
B passive, see above [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus 1.)]
B.II dwell in a place, ἀλλά τιν᾽ ἄλλην γαῖαν ἀναστρέφομαι go to a place and dwell there, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.326, compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Lavacrum Palladis” 76, “Aet.” 1.1.6 (so ἀναστρέφειν πόδα ἐν γῇ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1176); ἀναττρέφεσθαι ἐν Ἀργει [prev. author] “Tr.” 993)]; ἐν φανερῷ, ἐν μέσῳ, go about in public, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.4.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 558a; ἀ. ταύτῃ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.94; ἐν εὐφροσύναις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Ag.” 9.4; ἐν τοῖς ἤθεσι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 865e)]; ἀ. ἐν ξυμμαχίᾳ continue in an alliance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.2; ἀ. ἐν γεωργίᾳ)]to be engaged in.., [Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Oec.” 5.13; ἐπὶ κυνηγεσίαις 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 32.15.9)]; ἀ. ἔν τινι dwell upon, in writing, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Biographus Cit. 2)]: generally, conduct oneself, behave, ὡς δεστότης[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.5.14; οὑτωσί 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1103b20)]; θρασέως, ἀχαρίστως καὶ ἀσεβῶς εἴς τινα, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.9.7, 23.17.10; ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς ὁσίως “IG” 12(7).233 (from Amorgos))]; ὡς τὰ παιδία[NT+1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Epictetus Philosophus “Enchiridion” 29.3; πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀ. NT.1Tim.3.15.)]
B.II.2 revolve, like the sun in the heavens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.8.)]
B.III of soldiers, face about, rally, [Refs ([prev. author] “An.” 1.10.12, “HG” 6.2.20, etc.)]
B.III.2 to be reversed or inverted, ἐμοὶ τοῦτ᾽ ἀνέστραπται[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Hier.” 4.5, compare “Cyr.” 8.8.13, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mechanica” 854a10.)]
B.III.3 return, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 271a)]; retreat, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 621b34.)]
poetry ἀνστρέφω, perfect ἀνέστροφα variant in [Refs (Theognetus Comicus 1.8)], 3rd.pers.plural ἀνέστροφαν[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Cercidas Iambographus “fragment” 17.30)]:—turn upside down, μήπως.. δίφρους ἀνστρέψειαν might upset them, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.436; ὁ θεὸς πάντ᾽ ἀ. πάλιν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 331; ἀ. γένος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1240)]; τὴν ζοήν Cerc.[same place]; ἀ. καρδίαν upset the stomach, i.e. cause sickness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49)]; reverse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 333, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 779)]:—passive, future ἀναστραφήσεσθαι τὰ τῆς Ἑλλάδος πράγματα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.64)]: perfect ἀνεστράφθαι τῆς πολιτείας[Refs ([prev. author] 6.66 codices)]; ὄρος ἀνεστραμμένον ἐν τῇ ζητήσει turned up by digging, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.47, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 16.12.)]
2 invert order of words or statements, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 11, +others, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.11:)] —also in passive, with reference to ἐπαναστροφή[Refs ((which see), [prev. work] 12.)]
3 ={ἀρνεῖσθαι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 1012.)]
II turn back, [Refs (Comica Adespota 22.73D.)]; bring back, τινὰ ἐξ Ἅιδου[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 449, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1228; ἀ. δίκην τινί [prev. author] “Ba.” 793)]; ὄμμ᾽ ἀ. κύκλῳ to roll it about, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hel.” 1557.)]
II.2 intransitive, turn back, retire, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.80, etc.)]; especially in participle, ἀναστρέψας ἀπήλαυνεν [Refs (X “An.” 1.4.5, etc.)]; but also, rally, of troops, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.43, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.2.21, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 111.1:)] —ἀναστρέφον, τό, see. a)nakukliko/s.
III in Grammars, write with anastrophe, as πέρι for περί, [Refs (Hdn.Gr. 2.52)],66:—passive, [Refs (1.481, +others)]
III.2 in Mathematics texts, ἀναστρέψαντι convertendo, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 5.19 “Cor.”)]; so in Logic, οἱ ἀντιστρέφοντες οὐχ οἱ ἀναστρέφοντες ἀλλήλοις λόγοι συναληθεύονται[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 11.465.)]
B passive, see above [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus 1.)]
B.II dwell in a place, ἀλλά τιν᾽ ἄλλην γαῖαν ἀναστρέφομαι go to a place and dwell there, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.326, compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Lavacrum Palladis” 76, “Aet.” 1.1.6 (so ἀναστρέφειν πόδα ἐν γῇ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1176); ἀναττρέφεσθαι ἐν Ἀργει [prev. author] “Tr.” 993)]; ἐν φανερῷ, ἐν μέσῳ, go about in public, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.4.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 558a; ἀ. ταύτῃ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.94; ἐν εὐφροσύναις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Ag.” 9.4; ἐν τοῖς ἤθεσι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 865e)]; ἀ. ἐν ξυμμαχίᾳ continue in an alliance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.2; ἀ. ἐν γεωργίᾳ)]to be engaged in.., [Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Oec.” 5.13; ἐπὶ κυνηγεσίαις 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 32.15.9)]; ἀ. ἔν τινι dwell upon, in writing, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Biographus Cit. 2)]: generally, conduct oneself, behave, ὡς δεστότης[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.5.14; οὑτωσί 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1103b20)]; θρασέως, ἀχαρίστως καὶ ἀσεβῶς εἴς τινα, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.9.7, 23.17.10; ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς ὁσίως “IG” 12(7).233 (from Amorgos))]; ὡς τὰ παιδία[NT+1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Epictetus Philosophus “Enchiridion” 29.3; πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀ. NT.1Tim.3.15.)]
B.II.2 revolve, like the sun in the heavens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.8.)]
B.III of soldiers, face about, rally, [Refs ([prev. author] “An.” 1.10.12, “HG” 6.2.20, etc.)]
B.III.2 to be reversed or inverted, ἐμοὶ τοῦτ᾽ ἀνέστραπται[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Hier.” 4.5, compare “Cyr.” 8.8.13, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mechanica” 854a10.)]
B.III.3 return, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 271a)]; retreat, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 621b34.)]