Word Study · Strong's G390 · Greek

ἀναστρέφω

anastrepho

an-as-tref'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: anastréphō

“to overturn”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. remain, live

Rendered in the KJV as

abide, behave self, have conversation, live, overthrow, pass, return, be used.

9
occurrencesin the New Testament
7 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
9
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 9 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 9

ἀναστράφητε·1
ἀναστρέφεσθαι,1
ἀναστρέφεσθαι.1
ἀναστρεφομένους,1
ἀναστρεφομένων1
ἀναστρέψαντες1
ἀναστρέψω1
ἀνεστράφημεν1
ἀνεστράφημέν1

How it is rendered · 9

do conduct yourselves;1
having returned1
I will return1
lived1
living,1
passing through [them]1
to conduct oneself,1
to conduct ourselves.1
we have conducted ourselves1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 1st person plural2
verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)2
verb · aorist (simple past) passive, command · 2nd person plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
verb · future active, statement · 1st person singular1
verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-2API-1P · 2
V-PPN · 2
V-2APM-2P · 1
V-AAP-NPM · 1
V-FAI-1S · 1
V-PPP-APM · 1
V-PPP-GPM · 1

All 9, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts2 of 9 · 22%
Hebrews2 of 9 · 22%
2 Corinthians1 of 9 · 11%
Ephesians1 of 9 · 11%
1 Timothy1 of 9 · 11%

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Acts2 occurrences

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 1:12ἀνεστράφημενanestraphēmenverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 1st person pluralAnd 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.here: we have conducted ourselves

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 2:3ἀνεστράφημένanestraphēmenverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 1st person pluralAll 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.here: lived

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 3:15ἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to conduct oneself,

Hebrews2 occurrences

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 1:17ἀναστράφητε·anastraphēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, command · 2nd person pluralSince you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.here: do conduct yourselves;

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:18ἀναστρεφομένους,anastrephomenousverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWith 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.here: living,

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