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Strong's G4762 στρέφω (strepho)

Strepho means “twist” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4762 — mareshah in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4762
Language Greek
Linked Usages 61
Books 25

Strong's G4762 Quick Answer

Strong's G4762 στρέφω (strepho) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. strepho (stref'-o) v. 1. to turn (around) 2. (figuratively) to turn back, return It has 61 linked Bible usages across 25 books. Visible English usage signals include turned, turn, converted, and turning. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
strepho (stref'-o) v. 1. to turn (around) 2. (figuratively) to turn back, return
Usage
61 linked usages
Books
25 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
turned, turn, converted, and turning

Meaning and Definition

strepho (stref'-o) v. 1. to turn (around) 2. (figuratively) to turn back, return {literally or figuratively} [strengthened from the base of G5157] KJV: convert, turn (again, back again, self, self about) Root(s): G5157

Original Word
στρέφω
Transliteration
strepho
Derivation
Root: τροπή R1: 5157
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4762. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to turn

Usage: στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ;] to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Mat.5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Mat.27:3 (cf. Isa.38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn oneself, Act.7:42; with accusative before εἰς, = μετασ-, to change, Rev.11:6. Pass., reflexive, to turn oneself: before εἰς, Jhn.20:14, Act.7:39 13:46; ptcp., στραφείς, with indic., Mat.7:6 9:22 16:23, Luk.7:9 9:55 14:25 22:61, Jhn.1:38 20:16; id. before πρός, Luk.7:44 10:22 (WH, R, om.), Luk.7:23 23:28;

metaphorically, to change: absol., Mat.18:3, Jhn.12:40 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, συ(ν)-, ὑπο-στρέφω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G4762 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render strepho, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

turned Matthew 16:23 12× turn Matthew 5:39 converted Matthew 18:3 turning Luke 23:28

How Strong's G4762 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 35 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4762 (στρέφω) appears 42 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4762 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4762 in the New Testament

19 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:39 KJV

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 7:6 KJV

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Matthew 16:23 KJV

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Strong's G4762 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 3:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell over against the garden of Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword that turns about to keep the way of the tree of life.

Exodus 4:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And this rod that was turned into a serpent thou shalt take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt work miracles.

Exodus 7:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Go to Pharaoh early in the morning: behold, he goes forth to the water; and thou shalt meet him on the bank of the river, and thou shalt take in thy hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.

Strong's G4762 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 4:34 Septuagint / Brenton

O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day.

Tobit 2:6 Septuagint / Brenton

remembering that prophecy of Amos, as he said, Your feasts shall be turned into mourning, And all your mirth into lamentation.

1 Maccabees 1:39 Septuagint / Brenton

Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her Sabbaths into reproach, her honor into contempt.

Usage Excerpts

First 61 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4762.

Genesis 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell over against the garden of Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword that turns about to keep the way of the tree of life.
Exodus 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this rod that was turned into a serpent thou shalt take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt work miracles.
Exodus 7:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go to Pharaoh early in the morning: behold, he goes forth to the water; and thou shalt meet him on the bank of the river, and thou shalt take in thy hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.
Judges 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon came, and behold a man was relating to his neighbor a dream, and he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Midian, and it came as far as a tent, and smote it, and it fell, and it turned it up, and the tent fell.
Judges 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Dan went their way; and Micah saw that they were stronger than himself, and he returned to his house.
1 Kingdoms 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
1 Kingdoms 14:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul received the kingdom, by lot he inherits the office of ruling over Israel: and he fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against the children of Edom, and against Beth-aeor, and against the king of Zobah, and against the Philistines: whithersoever he turned, he was victorious.
3 Kingdoms 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to her, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel turned their face toward me for a king; but the kingdom was turned from me and became my brother’s: for it was appointed to him from the Lord.
3 Kingdoms 6:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
were planks of fir; the one door had two leaves and their hinges, and the other door had two leaves and turned on hinges,
3 Kingdoms 18:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me, O Lord, hear me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and thou hast turned back the heart of this people.
Nehemiah 13:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Esther 9:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for on these days the Jews obtained rest from their enemies: and as to the month, which was Adar, in which a change was made for them, from mourning to joy, and from sorrow to a good day, to spend the whole of it in good days of feasting and gladness, sending portions to their friends, and to the poor.
Job 28:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the earth, out of it shall come bread: Under it has been turned up as it were fire.
Job 34:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who discovers their works, And will bring night about upon them, and they shall be brought low.
Job 41:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts Which leap upon the earth.
Psalms 29:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: Thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalms 31:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I became thoroughly miserable while a thorn was fastened in me. Pause.
Psalms 40:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; Thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.
Psalms 77:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The children of Ephraim, bending and shooting with the bow, Turned back in the day of battle.
Psalms 113:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back.
Psalms 113:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who turned the rock into pools of water, And the flint into fountains of water.
Proverbs 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When the ungodly is overthrown, he vanishes away; But the houses of the just remain.
Proverbs 33:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 34:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And her valleys shall be turned into pitch, and her land into sulphur; and her land shall be as pitch burning night and day;
Isaiah 63:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But they disobeyed, and provoked his Holy Spirit: so he turned to be an enemy, he himself contended against them.
Jeremiah 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet I planted thee a fruitful vine, entirely of the right sort: how art thou a strange vine turned to bitterness!
Jeremiah 2:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They said to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast begotten me: and they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces: yet in the time of their afflictions they will say, Arise, and save us.
Jeremiah 31:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How has he changed! how has Moab turned his back! Moab is put to shame, and become a laughingstock, and an object of anger to all that are round about him.
Jeremiah 37:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Inquire, and see if a male has born a child? and ask concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and look for safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; their faces are turned to paleness.
Jeremiah 37:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the wrathful anger of the Lord has gone forth, even a whirlwind of anger has gone forth: it shall come upon the ungodly.
Jeremiah 38:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shall the virgins rejoice in the assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will make them merry.
Lamentations 1:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, O Lord; for I am afflicted: My belly is troubled, And my heart is turned within me; For I have been grievously rebellious: Abroad the sword has bereaved me, Even as death at home.
Lamentations 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.
Ezekiel 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I have prepared bonds for thee, and thou mayest not turn from thy one side to the other, until the days of thy siege shall be accomplished.
Daniel 10:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, as it were the likeness of a son of man touched my lips; and I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him that stood before me, O my lord, at the sight of thee my bowels were turned within me, and I had no strength.
Matthew 5:39 New Testament, KJV
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 7:6 New Testament, KJV
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Matthew 16:23 New Testament, KJV
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Matthew 18:3 New Testament, KJV
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 7:9 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Luke 7:44 New Testament, KJV
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke 9:55 New Testament, KJV
But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
Luke 10:22 New Testament, KJV
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Luke 10:23 New Testament, KJV
And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Luke 14:25 New Testament, KJV
And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
Luke 22:61 New Testament, KJV
And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Luke 23:28 New Testament, KJV
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
John 1:38 New Testament, KJV
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
John 20:14 New Testament, KJV
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
John 20:16 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Acts 7:39 New Testament, KJV
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Acts 7:42 New Testament, KJV
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Acts 13:46 New Testament, KJV
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Revelation 11:6 New Testament, KJV
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
1 Esdras 4:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day.
Tobit 2:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
remembering that prophecy of Amos, as he said, Your feasts shall be turned into mourning, And all your mirth into lamentation.
1 Maccabees 1:39 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her Sabbaths into reproach, her honor into contempt.
1 Maccabees 1:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As had been her glory, so was her dishonor increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.
2 Maccabees 14:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Notwithstanding, when Maccabeus saw that Nicanor began to be churlish unto him, and that he entreated him more roughly than he was wont, perceiving that such sour behavior came not of good, he gathered together not a few of his men, and withdrew himself from Nicanor.
Wisdom of Sirach 6:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For at the last thou shalt find her rest, And that shall be turned to thy joy.
Wisdom of Sirach 33:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And let them know thee, as we have known thee, That there is no God but only thou, O God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4762, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 8 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4762 FAQ

What does strepho (στρέφω) mean?

Strepho (Strong's G4762) is a Greek word most simply glossed "twist". strepho (stref'-o) v. 1. to turn (around) 2. (figuratively) to turn back, return

How many times is strepho (στρέφω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 61 linked usages for Strong's G4762 across 25 books.

Where can I study strepho (στρέφω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4762 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate strepho (στρέφω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as turned, turn, converted, and turning. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4762 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 35 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4762, with linked reader references where each row is available.