Greek verb · G390
ἀναστρέφω
anastrephoan-as-tref'-o
to overturn; to turn back, return; to turn hither and thither
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: anastréphō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G390is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G390
to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. remain, live
The King James renders it: abide, behave self, have conversation, live, overthrow, pass, return, be used.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
anastrepho is rendered "to overturn; to turn back, return; to turn hither and thither". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "to overturn".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 5:22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
Acts 5:22ἀναστρέψαντες
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word three senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to overturn, and to turn back, return, and to turn hither and thither.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to overturnJhn.2:15. | Tagged as
| WhereJohn 2:15So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle… |
| to turn back, returnAct.5:22 15:16. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 5:22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there… |
| to turn hither and thitherpass., to turn oneself about, sojourn, dwell | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 17:22When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀνάστασις | anastasis | resurrection | Uses42 |
| ἀναστροφή | anastrophe | behaviour | Uses13 |
| ἀναστατόω | anastatoo | to cause trouble | Uses3 |
| ἀνασείω | anaseio | to incite | Uses2 |
| ἀνασπάω | anaspao | to pull up | Uses2 |
| ἀνασκευάζω | anaskeuazo | to upset | Uses1 |
| ἀνασταυρόω | anastauroo | to recrucify | Uses1 |
| ἀναστενάζω | anastenazo | to sigh deeply | Uses1 |
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀναστρέφεσθαι2
- ἀναστράφητε1
- ἀναστρεφομένους1
- ἀναστρεφομένων1
- ἀναστρέψαντες1
- ἀναστρέψω1
- ἀνεστράφημεν1
- ἀνεστράφημέν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person plural2V-2API-1P
- verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PPN
- verb · aorist passive, command · 2nd person plural1V-2APM-2P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-FAI-1S
- verb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PPP-APM
- verb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PPP-GPM
Acts
two uses
But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
- ἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having returned
‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
- ἀναστρέψωanastrepsoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will return
2 Corinthians
one use
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- ἀνεστράφημενanestraphemenverb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have conducted ourselves
Ephesians
one use
All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
- ἀνεστράφημένanestraphemenverb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: lived
1 Timothy
one use
in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
- ἀναστρέφεσθαιanastrephesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to conduct oneself
Hebrews
two uses
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
- ἀναστρεφομένωνanastrephomenonverb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: passing through
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
- ἀναστρέφεσθαιanastrephesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to conduct ourselves
1 Peter
one use
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
- ἀναστράφητεanastrapheteverb · aorist passive, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do conduct yourselves
2 Peter
one use
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- ἀναστρεφομένουςanastrephomenousverb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: living
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.