Strong G3344μεταστρέφω
to change
- Transliteration
- metastrephō
- Pronunciation
- met-as-tref'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
μετα στρέφω
[in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ;]
to turn about, turn, change: pass., Act.2:20 (LXX), Jas.4:9 (WH, txt., μετατρέπω, which see); in evil sense, to pervert, corrupt (cf. primary sense reverse): Gal.1:7.†
μετα-τρέπω
[in LXX: 4Ma.6:5 4Mac 7:3 4Mac 7:12 4Mac 15:11 4Mac 15:18 *;]
to turn about, turn (Hom., al., but not found in Att..): with accusative, Jas.4:9 (WH, txt.; cf. μεταστρέφω).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ;]
to turn about, turn, change: pass., Act.2:20 (LXX), Jas.4:9 (WH, txt., μετατρέπω, which see); in evil sense, to pervert, corrupt (cf. primary sense reverse): Gal.1:7.†
μετα-τρέπω
[in LXX: 4Ma.6:5 4Mac 7:3 4Mac 7:12 4Mac 15:11 4Mac 15:18 *;]
to turn about, turn (Hom., al., but not found in Att..): with accusative, Jas.4:9 (WH, txt.; cf. μεταστρέφω).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3344 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- turn2
- let1
- pervert1
First verses
- Acts 2:20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
- Galatians 1:7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
- James 4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
μετα-στρέφω,
aorist passive -εστρέφθην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258, +others, -εστράφην [ᾰ] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, etc.)]:— turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων.. αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.52; εἴ κεν Ἀχιλλεὺς ἐκ χόλου.. μεταστρέψῃ φίλον ἦτορ 10.107; τὸ πρόσωπον πρός τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190e)]: —middle, μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ μαλθακώτερον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 538 (Lyric poetry))]:— passive, turn oneself about, turn about, whether to face the enemy, στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.595, 15.591, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.211)]; or to flee, τῷ δὲ μεταστρεφθέντι μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258)]; simply, turn round, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 116d, etc.)]; turn about (to see if any one follows), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 125, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.221)]; recur, ἐπὶ τὰ προειρημένα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 428d.)]
2 turn round, retort, αἰτίας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 41.13.)]
3 twist or turn all ways, πάντα μεταστρέφοντα λόγον βασανίζειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 191c; λόγους ἄνω καὶ κάτω μ. [prev. author] “Phdr.” 272b)]; turn upside down, ἅπαντα μ. τύχη [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 111)]:—passive, τἄνω κάτω ὁ βίος μεταστραφείς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 5.)]
4 misrepresent, [δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἀδικίας] τὴν δύναμιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 367a)]: generally, change, alter, τὸ δίκαιον οὐκ ἔστι μεταστρέψαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1376b21, compare 1412a33)]; invert, τὰ τοῦ Ξενοφάνους [Refs ([prev. work] 1377a23)]:—passive, ὁρᾷς γὰρ τἄμ᾽ ὅσῳ μετεστράφη how my fortunes are changed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1329; τὸ ψήφισμ᾽ ὅπως μεταστραφείη 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 537.)]
5 ἀντὶ τοῦ ἰῶτα ἦτα μ. use one for another, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 418c.)]
II intransitive, turn another way, change one's ways, ἦ τι μεταστρέψει; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.203:)]aorist participle μεταστρέψας contrariwise, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 457a (_plural_), “R.” 587d.)]
II.2 turn so as to punish or avenge, of the gods, μή τι μεταστρέψωσιν ἀγασσάμενοι κακὰ ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.67)] (unless transitive, turn back (upon the sinners),[Refs (compare μετάτροπος 2).)]
II.3 with genitive, care for, regard, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1226.)]
aorist passive -εστρέφθην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258, +others, -εστράφην [ᾰ] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, etc.)]:— turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων.. αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.52; εἴ κεν Ἀχιλλεὺς ἐκ χόλου.. μεταστρέψῃ φίλον ἦτορ 10.107; τὸ πρόσωπον πρός τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190e)]: —middle, μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ μαλθακώτερον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 538 (Lyric poetry))]:— passive, turn oneself about, turn about, whether to face the enemy, στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.595, 15.591, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.211)]; or to flee, τῷ δὲ μεταστρεφθέντι μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.258)]; simply, turn round, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.121, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 116d, etc.)]; turn about (to see if any one follows), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 125, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.221)]; recur, ἐπὶ τὰ προειρημένα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 428d.)]
2 turn round, retort, αἰτίας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 41.13.)]
3 twist or turn all ways, πάντα μεταστρέφοντα λόγον βασανίζειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 191c; λόγους ἄνω καὶ κάτω μ. [prev. author] “Phdr.” 272b)]; turn upside down, ἅπαντα μ. τύχη [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 111)]:—passive, τἄνω κάτω ὁ βίος μεταστραφείς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 5.)]
4 misrepresent, [δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἀδικίας] τὴν δύναμιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 367a)]: generally, change, alter, τὸ δίκαιον οὐκ ἔστι μεταστρέψαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1376b21, compare 1412a33)]; invert, τὰ τοῦ Ξενοφάνους [Refs ([prev. work] 1377a23)]:—passive, ὁρᾷς γὰρ τἄμ᾽ ὅσῳ μετεστράφη how my fortunes are changed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1329; τὸ ψήφισμ᾽ ὅπως μεταστραφείη 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 537.)]
5 ἀντὶ τοῦ ἰῶτα ἦτα μ. use one for another, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 418c.)]
II intransitive, turn another way, change one's ways, ἦ τι μεταστρέψει; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.203:)]aorist participle μεταστρέψας contrariwise, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 457a (_plural_), “R.” 587d.)]
II.2 turn so as to punish or avenge, of the gods, μή τι μεταστρέψωσιν ἀγασσάμενοι κακὰ ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.67)] (unless transitive, turn back (upon the sinners),[Refs (compare μετάτροπος 2).)]
II.3 with genitive, care for, regard, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1226.)]