verb
streblamō
Greekστρεβλόω (strebloō)
Strong’sG4761
I rack, pervert, twist
stem strebl-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στρεβλόω, -ῶ
(< στρέφω), [in LXX: II Ki 22:27 (פּתל hithp.), III Mac 4:14, IV Mac 9:17 12:4, 11 15:14 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4761 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstreb-lo'-o
to wrench, i.e. (specially), to torture (by the rack), but only figuratively, to pervert
Fromfrom a derivative of G4762;
King Jameswrest.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| streblalōστρεβλοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | twist | 1× |
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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | streblamō | streblame | streblami | streblama | streblamē | streblamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | streblasō | streblase | streblasi | streblasa | streblasē | streblaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | streblatō | streblate | streblati | streblata | streblatē | streblatelē |
| we 1st person plural | streblanō | streblane | streblani | streblana | streblanē | streblanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | streblavō | streblave | streblavi | streblava | streblavē | streblavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | streblalō1×στρεβλοῦσιν | streblale | streblali | streblala | streblalē | streblalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | streblameiō | streblameia | streblameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | streblaseiō | streblaseia | streblaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | streblateiō | streblateia | streblateiē |
| we 1st person plural | streblaneiō | streblaneia | streblaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | streblaveiō | streblaveia | streblaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | streblaleiō | streblaleia | streblaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | streblasōr | streblasar | streblasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | streblatōr | streblatar | streblatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | streblavōr | streblavar | streblavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | streblalōr | streblalar | streblalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | streblamoiō | streblamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | streblasoiō | streblasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | streblatoiō | streblatoia |
| we 1st person plural | streblanoiō | streblanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | streblavoiō | streblavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | streblaloiō | streblaloia |
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 | streblarō | streblari | streblara | streblarē |
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 | streblarōtos | streblaritos | streblaratos | streblarētos |
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
strebl 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
streblalō“twist”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Peter 3:16“twist”hōs kai en pantai tai epistolai lalarōtos en autai peri houteiu, en hai atō dusnoēteim tineim, heim tois amathois kai astēriktois streblalō hōs kai tain loipain grafain pros tan idian autoiu apōleian.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.