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Koine Greek wordlink #24488

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SR GNT Mark 4:12 ἐπιστρέψωσιν (epistrepsōsin) ‘not may_be understanding lest they may turn_back and it may_be forgiven to them’ Strongs=19940 Lemma=epistrefō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Seaside_Parables_and_Miracle Refers to Word #24464

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ἐπιστρέψωσιν (V-SAA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιστρέψωσιν’ (V-SAA3··P) has 2 different glosses: ‘they may return’, ‘they may turn_back’.

Mat 13:15 ‘heart they may understand and they may return and I will_be healing them’ SR GNT Mat 13:15 word 34

OET-LV: 15 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was _become _dull, and they_ hardly _heard with _the ears, and they _shut the eyes of _them, lest they _may _see with _the eyes, and they _may _hear with _the ears, and they _may _understand with _the heart, and they _may _return and I _will _be _healing them. (MAT_13:15)

OET-RV: 15 Because these people’s hearts are insensitive and they can barely hear with their ears,
⇔ and they shut their eyes so they can’t see with them.
⇔ Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
⇔ and understand with their heart and then return to me and then I would heal them.’ (MAT 13:15)

Acts 28:27 ‘heart they may understand and they may turn_back and I will_be healing them’ SR GNT Acts 28:27 word 33

OET-LV: 27 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was _become _dull, and they_ hardly _heard with _their ears and they _shut the eyes of _them, lest they _may _see with _their eyes, and they _may _hear with _their ears, and they _may _understand with _their heart, and they _may _turn _back, and I _will _be _healing them. (ACT_28:27)

OET-RV: 27 Because these people’s minds have become dull
⇔ and they can barely hear with their ears
⇔ and they shut their eyes,
⇔ just in case their eyes might actually see,
⇔ and their ears might actually hear,
⇔ and they might understand with their minds,
⇔ and turn back to me
⇔ and then I would heal them. (ACT 28:27)

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 (5) other than ἐπιστρέψωσιν (V-SAA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘turn_back’

LUKE 1:17 ἐπιστρέψαι (epistrepsai) V-NAA···· ‘and power with Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) to turn_back the hearts of the fathers to’ SR GNT Luke 1:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 And he will _be _going _ahead before him in the_spirit and power with _Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh), to _turn _back the_hearts of_the_fathers to the_children, and the_unpersuadable in the_understanding of_the_righteous, to _prepare for_the_master a_people having _been _prepared. (LUK_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 And he will go on ahead of God with the spirit and the power of Eliyah, to turn fathers back to loving their children and to turn career criminals towards the wisdom of godly people, to get the people ready for Yahweh.” (LUK 1:17)

ACTs 3:19 ἐπιστρέψατε (epistrepsate) V-MAA2··P ‘repent therefore and turn_back for the time to_be wiped_out’ SR GNT Acts 3:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 Therefore repent and turn _back, because/for the time of _you _all the sins to _be _wiped _out, (ACT_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 Because of that, you all need to repent and turn back to God so that your sins can be erased, (ACT 3:19)

ACTs 26:18 ἐπιστρέψαι (epistrepsai) V-NAA···· ‘eyes of them for that to turn_back from darkness to’ SR GNT Acts 26:18 word 7

OET-LV: 18 to _open _up eyes of _them, for _that to _turn _back from darkness to light, and from _the power of_ the _Satan/(Sāţān) to the god, for _that them to _receive forgiveness of _sins and allotment among the ones having _been _sanctified by _faith which in me. (ACT_26:18)

OET-RV: 18 to open their minds and for them to turn back from darkness to light and from Satan’s power to God, so that they can be forgiven for their sins and receive an inheritance among the ones who’ve been made guiltless by their faith in me.’ (ACT 26:18)

2 COR 3:16 ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsaʸ) V-SAA3··S ‘whenever but it may turn_back to the master is_being taken_away’ SR GNT 2 Cor 3:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 But whenever if it _may _turn _back to the_master, is _being _taken _away the veil. (CO2_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 but whenever that heart might turn towards Yahweh, the veil will be removed. (CO2 3:16)

YAC 5:19 ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsaʸ) V-SAA3··S ‘the truth and may turn_back someone him’ SR GNT Yac 5:19 word 14

OET-LV: 19 Brothers of _me, if anyone among you _all may _be _strayed from the truth, and may _turn _back someone him, (JAM_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 My fellow believers, if any of you have wandered from the truth and someone helps them back, (JAM 5:19)

Key: V=verb