metastrefomō

μετα-στρέφω,
aorist passive -εστρέφθην Refs 8th c.BC+:— turn about, turn round, τῶ κε Ποσειδάων.. αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον Refs 8th c.BC+: —middle, μεταστρέφεσθαι πρὸς τὸ μαλθακώτερον Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, turn oneself about, turn about, whether to face the enemy, στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς Refs 8th c.BC+; or to flee, τῷ δὲ μεταστρεφθέντι μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν Refs 8th c.BC+; simply, turn round, Refs 5th c.BC+; turn about (to see if any one follows), Refs 5th c.BC+; recur, ἐπὶ τὰ προειρημένα Refs 5th c.BC+
2 turn round, retort, αἰτίας Refs 4th c.BC+
3 twist or turn all ways, πάντα μεταστρέφοντα λόγον βασανίζειν Refs 5th c.BC+; turn upside down, ἅπαντα μ. τύχη Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, τἄνω κάτω ὁ βίος μεταστραφείς Refs 4th c.BC+
4 misrepresent, [δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἀδικίας] τὴν δύναμιν Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, change, alter, τὸ δίκαιον οὐκ ἔστι μεταστρέψαι Refs 4th c.BC+; invert, τὰ τοῦ Ξενοφάνους Refs:—passive, ὁρᾷς γὰρ τἄμ᾽ ὅσῳ μετεστράφη how my fortunes are changed, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 ἀντὶ τοῦ ἰῶτα ἦτα μ. use one for another, Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, turn another way, change one's ways, ἦ τι μεταστρέψει; Refs 8th c.BC+aorist participle μεταστρέψας contrariwise, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 turn so as to punish or avenge, of the gods, μή τι μεταστρέψωσιν ἀγασσάμενοι κακὰ ἔργα Refs 8th c.BC+ (unless transitive, turn back (upon the sinners),Refs
II.3 with genitive, care for, regard, Refs 5th c.BC+

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.