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Koine Greek wordlink #94199

SR GNT Acts 14:15 ἐπιστρέφειν (epistrefein) ‘from these useless things to_be turning_back to god living’ Strongs=19940 Lemma=epistrefō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπιστρέφειν (V-NPA....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιστρέφειν’ (V-NPA....) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be turning_back’.

Acts 26:20 ‘I was reporting to_be repenting and to_be turning_back to god worthy’ SR GNT Acts 26:20 word 26

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epistrefō’ have 24 different glosses: ‘having returned’, ‘having turned_back’, ‘having_been turned_back’, ‘let return’, ‘let_be returned’, ‘may turn_back’, ‘to turn_back’, ‘to_be turning_back’, ‘I will_be turning_back’, ‘I turned_back’, ‘he may return’, ‘he will_be turning_back’, ‘him let return’, ‘it may turn_back’, ‘they may return’, ‘they may turn_back’, ‘they returned’, ‘you_all are turning_back’, ‘you_all were returned’, ‘you_all turned_back’, ‘returned’, ‘turn_back’, ‘turned_back’, ‘turning_back’.

Greek words (4) other than ἐπιστρέφειν (V-NPA....) with a gloss related to ‘turning_back’

MAT 12:44 ἐπιστρέψω (epistrepsō) V-IFA1..S ‘the house of me I will_be turning_back whence I came_out and’ SR GNT Mat 12:44 word 8

LUKE 1:16 ἐπιστρέψει (epistrepsei) V-IFA3..S ‘of the sons of Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) he will_be turning_back to the master the’ SR GNT Luke 1:16 word 6

ACTs 15:19 ἐπιστρέφουσιν (epistrefousin) V-PPA.DMP ‘from the pagans turning_back to god’ SR GNT Acts 15:19 word 10

GAL 4:9 ἐπιστρέφετε (epistrefete) V-IPA2..P ‘by god how you_all are turning_back again to the’ SR GNT Gal 4:9 word 11

Key: V=verb IFA1..S=indicative,future,active,1st person singular IFA3..S=indicative,future,active,3rd person singular IPA2..P=indicative,present,active,2nd person plural NPA....=infinitive,present,active PPA.DMP=participle,present,active,dative,masculine,plural