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Koine Greek wordlink #19470

SR GNT Mat 26:52 Ἀπόστρεψον (Apostrepson) ‘is saying to him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) turn_away the sword of you’ Strongs=6540 Lemma=apostrefō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=aorist voice=active person=2nd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form Ἀπόστρεψον (V-MAA2··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Ἀπόστρεψον’ (V-MAA2··S) is always and only glossed as ‘turn_away’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘apostrefō’ have 7 different glosses: ‘to_be turning_away’, ‘were turned_away’, ‘he will_be turning_away’, ‘they will_be turning_away’, ‘you may_be turned_away’, ‘turn_away’, ‘turning_away’.

Greek words (2) other than Ἀπόστρεψον (V-MAA2··S) with a gloss related to ‘turn_away’

1 PET 3:11 ἐκκλινάτω (ekklinatō) V-MAA3··S Lemma=ekklinō ‘him let turn_away and from evil’ SR GNT 1 Pet 3:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 And let _him _turn _away from evil, and let _him _do good, let _him _seek peace and let _him _pursue it. (PE1_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 Let them turn away from evil and do good,
⇔ let them look for peace and chase after it, (PE1 3:11)

2 PET 2:21 ὑποστρέψαι (hupostrepsai) V-NAA···· Lemma=hupostrefō ‘of righteousness than having known it to turn_away from the having_been given_over’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:21 word 19

OET-LV: 21 For/Because it _was better, for _them, not to _have _known the way of_ the _righteousness, than having _known it, to _turn _away from the holy command having _been _given _over to _them. (PE2_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 It would have been better not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it and to turn back from the holy instruction that was passed on to them. (PE2 2:21)

Key: V=verb