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Strong G391ἀναστροφή

behaviour

Transliteration
anastrophē
Pronunciation
an-as-trof-ay'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G390; behavior: - conversation.

Detailed definition

ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ
(ἀναστρέφομαι) [in LXX: Tob.4:14, 2Ma.5:8 2Mac 6:23 *;]
1. a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.).

2. In late writers (Polyb., al.; see: ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on Jas.3:13; MM, VGT, see word), manner of life, behaviour, conduct: Gal.1:13, Eph.4:22, 1Ti.4:12, Heb.13:7, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.1:15 1:18 2:12 3:1-2 3:16, 2Pe.2:7 3:11.†
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In the Bible

Strong G391 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • conversation12
  • of1

First verses

  1. Galatians 1:13
    For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
  2. Ephesians 4:22
    That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
  3. 1 Timothy 4:12
    Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
  4. Hebrews 13:7
    Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
  5. James 3:13
    Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
  6. 1 Peter 1:15
    But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
  7. 1 Peter 1:18
    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
  8. 1 Peter 2:12
    Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
  9. 1 Peter 3:1
    Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
  10. 1 Peter 3:2
    While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
  11. 1 Peter 3:16
    Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
  12. 2 Peter 2:7
    And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
  13. 2 Peter 3:11
    Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
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ἀνα-στροφή, ἡ,
turning upside down, upsetting, overthrow, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 301 (_plural_))]; μοῖραν εἰς ἀ. δίδωσι, ={ἀναστρέφει}, [Refs ([prev. author] “Andr.” 1007)]; disorder, confusion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Posidippus Comicus 26.22.)]
2 turning back, return, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 226)]; πολλὰς ἀ. ποιούμενος, of a hunter, making many casts backward, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 6.25)]; wheeling round, of a horse, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 3.14)]; of soldiers in battle, whether to flee or rally, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 5.4.8; μηκέτι δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἀ.)]time to rally, [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 4.3.6, compare “Ages.” 2.3)]; especially of the reversal of a wheeling movement, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 10.6, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 25.7, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 21.4)]; of a ship, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.89)]; ἐξ ἀ. turning back, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.54.4)]; κατ᾽ ἀναστροφήν conversely, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 7.430.)]
3 in Grammars, throwing back of the accent, as in Prepositions after their case, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 308.15, etc.)]
4 Rhet., ={ἐπαναστροφή}, repetition of words which close one sentence at the beginning of another, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.12, etc.)]
4.b inversion of the natural order, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 71.18, 5th-6th c.AD: Phoebammon Rhetor “de Figuris - Rhet.” 1.4, etc.; τῆς τάξεως 1st-2nd c.AD(?): Theon Rhetor “Progymnasmata - Rhet.” 4.)]
5 in Mathematics texts, conversion of a ratio, ἀ. λόγου[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 5 “Def.” 16; κατ᾽ ἀναστροφήν 3rd c.AD(?): Pappus Mathematicus 1002.25.)]
II dwelling in a place, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.216a.)]
II.2 abode, haunt, δαιμόνων ἀναστροφή[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 23.)]
II.3 mode of life, behaviour, [NT+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.82.1, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 0.64; -φὴν ποιεῖσθαι “IG” 2.477b12, compare “SIG” 491.5, LXX.Tob.4.14, NT.Gal.1.13, NT.Eph.4.22, +others; ἀ. πολιτική “PGiss.” 40ii29 (3rd c.AD))]; ἐξημερωμένης -φῆς civilized life, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Sto.Herc.” 339.19.)]
II.4 delay, respite, time for doing a thing, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.66.3, +others, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 10.5.)]
II.5 occupation, concern, περί τι τὰν ἀ. ἔχειν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 1, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 5.1425.6.)]
II.6 return, way back, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 631a26, compare “Pr.” 940b23.)]
II.7 recourse, ἀ. λαμβάνειν πρός τι[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.112c.)]