Strong's G1994 · Greek
ἐπιστρέφω
epistrepho · /ep-ee-stref'-o/
Definition
from 1909 and 4762; to revert (literally, figuratively or morally):--come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
KJV: come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again)
Root / derivation: from 1909 and 4762
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐπιστρέφω across 38 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
38 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
Matthew 10:13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 12:44Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
Matthew 13:15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Matthew 24:18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Mark4 verses
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mark 5:30And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
Mark 8:33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
Mark 13:16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
Luke7 verses
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. to the wisdom: or, by the wisdom
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
Luke 8:55And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
Luke 17:4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke 17:31In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Luke 22:32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
John2 verses
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
John 21:20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
Acts11 verses
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Acts 9:35And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Acts 11:21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
Acts 15:19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Acts 15:36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Acts 16:18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Acts 26:20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Acts 28:27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
2 Corinthians1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 verse
James2 verses
1 Peter1 verse
2 Peter2 verses
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
2 Peter 2:22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1994 (epistrepho) mean?
from 1909 and 4762; to revert (literally, figuratively or morally):--come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
How many times does G1994 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1994 (ἐπιστρέφω) appears in 38 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “turned.”
How is epistrepho translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1994 is rendered as “turned” (8×), “turn” (7×), “converted” (6×), “again” (5×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἐπιστρέφω come from?
from 1909 and 4762