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ἀποστρέφω
How the KJV Renders It
TranslationStrong’s lists the renderings but not their weight. These are counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the bar under each is how often the translators actually reached for it. Select one to filter the occurrences below.
Grammatical Forms
MorphologyIn the Greek New Testament, this word appears as a verb across 10 occurrences, inflected in 10 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it.
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ἔστρεψεν
- 2nd Aorist
- An aorist (simple past) — "2nd" refers only to spelling.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἀποστραφῇς
- 2nd Aorist
- An aorist (simple past) — "2nd" refers only to spelling.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- Singular
- One.
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ἀπόστρεψον
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἀπεστράφησάν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἀποστρέψουσιν
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἀποστρέψει
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἀποστρέφειν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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ἀποστρέφοντα
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἀποστρεφομένων
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἀποστρεφόμενοι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
Biblical Distribution
DistributionAppears in 10 verses across 7 of the 27 books. Most frequent in Matthew (3 verses); never once in the other 20.
Every Occurrence
ConcordanceEvery verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.
Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.