Strong G1788ἐντρέπω

to cause shame

Transliteration
entrepō
Pronunciation
en-trep'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1722 and the base of G5157; to invert that is (figuratively and reflexively) in a good sense to respect; or in a bad one to confound: - regard (give) reverence shame.

Detailed definition

ἐν-τρέπω
[in LXX for כָּנַע ni., כָּלַם ni., etc.;]
to turn about; metaphorically, put to shame: with accusative, 1Co.4:14; pass., 2Th.3:14, Tit.2:8; mid., to reverence: with accusative of person(s) (cl. with genitive), Mat.21:37, Mrk.12:6, Luk.18:2, 4 20:13, Heb.12:9 (cf. MM, Exp., iii, xiii).†
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In the Bible

Strong G1788 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • reverence4
  • ashamed2
  • regard2
  • give1
  • shame1

First verses

  1. Matthew 21:37
    But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
  2. Mark 12:6
    Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
  3. Luke 18:2
    Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
  4. Luke 18:4
    And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
  5. Luke 20:13
    Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
  6. 1 Corinthians 4:14
    I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
  7. 2 Thessalonians 3:14
    And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
  8. Titus 2:8
    Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
  9. Hebrews 12:9
    Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐντρέπ-ω,
turn about, τὰ νῶτα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.211)]; ἐξεστραμμένην ἕδραν ἐ. reduce prolapsed anus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.365)]; of a muscle, turn the eye in, [Refs ([prev. author] “UP” 10.9 (_passive_).)]
2 mostly metaphorically, make one turn, put him to shame, [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.1Cor.4.14, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 3.17, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “Πυρρώνειοι ὑποτυπώσεις” 3.135, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 2.29.)]
3 alter, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Hist.Conscr.” 15; τὴν φωνὴν εἰς μέλος [prev. author] “Pseudol.” 7.)]
4 middle, ἐντρέψασθαι· τὸ εἴσω τρέψαι τὸ ἱμάτιον, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
II middle or passive, future ἐντραπήσομαι [LXX (LXX.Lev.26.41, +others)]; turn about, hesitate, especially feel misgiving or compunction, στείχωμεν ἤδη μηδ᾽ ἔτ᾽ ἐντρεπώμεθα (where [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia compares ἐντροπαλίζομενος) 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1541; ἐνετρέποντο.. ἐν ἑαυτοῖς 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.2.6 (probably conjecture).)]
II.2 with genitive person, turn towards, give heed or regard to, respect, reverence, οὐδέ νυ σοί περ ἐντρέπεται φίλον ἦτορ ἀνεψιοῦ κταμένοι; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.554, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.60; συμμάχου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 90; δωμάτων [prev. author] “OT” 1226; νόμων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 52c, etc.; ὧν ἐντρέπου σὺ μηδέν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 724)]: with infinitive, take heed to.., φεύγειν ὀλεσήνορας ὅρκους ἐντρέπευ conjecture in [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 400)]: aorist 2 passive, [οὐκ] ἐντρεπέντος τοῦ Ἀμώσιος since [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus)] paid no attention, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 5.24 (2nd c.BC).)]
II.3 later with accusative, reverence, feel regard for, τὴν πολιάν [NT+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 71, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.10.3, +others, NT.Mark.12.6.)]
II.3.b feel shame on account of, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.49.7.)]
II.4 absolutely, feel shame or fear, [NT+2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 62.29 (2nd c.BC), NT.2Thes.3.14, NT.Tit.2.8.)]