verb
anatrepamō
Strong’sG396
I subvert, overturn, overthrow
stem anatrep-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀνα-τρέπω,
[in LXX for דּחה, הדף, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G396 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry ἀντρ-, Aeolic dialect aorist ὀνέτροπεRefs 7th c.BC+: perfect -τέτροφαRefs 5th c.BC+ later -τέτρᾰφα Refs 4th c.BC+aorist 2 middle ἀνετράπετο in passive sense, Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist 2 passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—overturn, upset, active, Refs 8th c.BC+; frequently of ships, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἂν ἀνατραπῆ γὰρ πλοῖον Alex.[same place]; τὴν σωφροσύνην, τὸν βίον ἅπανταRefs 5th c.BC+
b in Medicine texts, upset, στόμαχονRefs 2nd c.AD+: so absolutely, create nausea, Refs 5th c.AD+
2 overthrow, ruin, πρόρριζον ἀνατρέψαι τινάRefs 5th c.BC+; πολιτείαν, οἰκίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἤρυξε πόλιν μἀνατραπῆναιRefs 5th c.BC+
3 upset in argument, refute, Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive, to be upset, disheartened, ἀνετράπετο φρένα λύπᾳRefs 3rd c.BC+
II.2 with accusative, to be checked in, diverted from, ὁρμήνRefs 1st c.AD+
II.3 to be turned back, εἰς χώρανRefs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 to be made null and void, Refs 6th c.AD+
III stir up, arouse, ἀνατέτροφας ὅ τι καὶ μύσῃRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of the sea in a storm, Refs 4th c.BC+
IV intransitive in active, slip, trip up, Refs 1st c.AD+; of a ship, capsize, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anatrepalōἀνατρέπουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | upsetting | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrepamō | anatrepame | anatrepami | anatrepama | anatrepamē | anatrepamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrepasō | anatrepase | anatrepasi | anatrepasa | anatrepasē | anatrepaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrepatō | anatrepate | anatrepati | anatrepata | anatrepatē | anatrepatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anatrepanō | anatrepane | anatrepani | anatrepana | anatrepanē | anatrepanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrepavō | anatrepave | anatrepavi | anatrepava | anatrepavē | anatrepavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrepalō2×ἀνατρέπουσιν | anatrepale | anatrepali | anatrepala | anatrepalē | anatrepalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrepameiō | anatrepameia | anatrepameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrepaseiō | anatrepaseia | anatrepaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrepateiō | anatrepateia | anatrepateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anatrepaneiō | anatrepaneia | anatrepaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrepaveiō | anatrepaveia | anatrepaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrepaleiō | anatrepaleia | anatrepaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anatrepasōr | anatrepasar | anatrepasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrepatōr | anatrepatar | anatrepatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrepavōr | anatrepavar | anatrepavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrepalōr | anatrepalar | anatrepalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrepamoiō | anatrepamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrepasoiō | anatrepasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrepatoiō | anatrepatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anatrepanoiō | anatrepanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrepavoiō | anatrepavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrepaloiō | anatrepaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anatreparō | anatrepari | anatrepara | anatreparē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anatreparōntos | anatreparintos | anatreparantos | anatreparēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anatrep is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anatrepalō“upsetting”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
2 Timothy 2:18“upsetting”… astochala, legarōntois anastasian ēdē genarē, kai anatrepalō tan tinoiu pistian.… that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
Titus 1:11“upsetting”hoin datō epistomizarō, hotinois holoin oikoin anatrepalō didaskarōntois heim mē datō aischreu kerdeu …who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.