verb
strefimō
Greekστρέφω (strefō)
Strong’sG4762
I turn, am converted, change
stem stref-21 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books11 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στρέφω
[in LXX chiefly for הפך, also for סבב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4762 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstref'-o
to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
Fromstrengthened from the base of G5157;
King Jamesconvert, turn (again, back again, self, self about).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| strefinōστρεφόμεθα | happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural | turning | 1× |
| strefataἔστρεψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | returned | 2× |
| strefitaἐστράφη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | turned | 1× |
| strefilaἐστράφησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | turned back | 1× |
| strefiveiaστραφῆτε | happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural | change | 1× |
| strefileiaστραφῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | turn | 1× |
| strefasarστρέψον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | turn | 1× |
| strefarōστρέφειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | turn | 1× |
| strefiratosστραφεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | turned | 10× |
| strefiratasστραφεῖσα | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular feminine | turned | 1× |
| strefiratoisστραφέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | turn | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strefamō | strefame | strefami | strefama | strefamē | strefamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | strefasō | strefase | strefasi | strefasa | strefasē | strefaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefatō | strefate | strefati | strefata2×ἔστρεψεν | strefatē | strefatelē |
| we 1st person plural | strefanō | strefane | strefani | strefana | strefanē | strefanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefavō | strefave | strefavi | strefava | strefavē | strefavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | strefalō | strefale | strefali | strefala | strefalē | strefalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strefimō | strefime | strefimi | strefima | strefimē | strefimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | strefisō | strefise | strefisi | strefisa | strefisē | strefiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefitō | strefite | strefiti | strefita1×ἐστράφη | strefitē | strefitelē |
| we 1st person plural | strefinō1×στρεφόμεθα | strefine | strefini | strefina | strefinē | strefinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefivō | strefive | strefivi | strefiva | strefivē | strefivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | strefilō | strefile | strefili | strefila1×ἐστράφησαν | strefilē | strefilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strefameiō | strefameia | strefameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | strefaseiō | strefaseia | strefaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefateiō | strefateia | strefateiē |
| we 1st person plural | strefaneiō | strefaneia | strefaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefaveiō | strefaveia | strefaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | strefaleiō | strefaleia | strefaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strefimeiō | strefimeia | strefimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | strefiseiō | strefiseia | strefiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefiteiō | strefiteia | strefiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | strefineiō | strefineia | strefineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefiveiō | strefiveia1×στραφῆτε | strefiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | strefileiō | strefileia1×στραφῶσιν | strefileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | strefasōr | strefasar1×στρέψον | strefasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefatōr | strefatar | strefatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefavōr | strefavar | strefavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | strefalōr | strefalar | strefalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | strefisōr | strefisar | strefisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefitōr | strefitar | strefitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefivōr | strefivar | strefivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | strefilōr | strefilar | strefilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strefamoiō | strefamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | strefasoiō | strefasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefatoiō | strefatoia |
| we 1st person plural | strefanoiō | strefanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefavoiō | strefavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | strefaloiō | strefaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strefimoiō | strefimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | strefisoiō | strefisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strefitoiō | strefitoia |
| we 1st person plural | strefinoiō | strefinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | strefivoiō | strefivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | strefiloiō | strefiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | strefarō1×στρέφειν | strefari | strefara | strefarē |
| acted on passive voice | strefirō | strefiri | strefira | strefirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 12 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | strefarōtos | strefaritos | strefaratos | strefarētos |
| acted on passive voice | strefirōtos | strefiritos | strefiratos12×στραφεὶς | strefirētos |
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
stref 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
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
strefinō“turning”happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 13:46“turning”parrēsiazeratois tē tos Paulos kai tos Barnabaos legala; Vi ate anankaiem prōtem lalira ton logon tou theou; epeidē apōthevō auton kai ouk axioin krinavō heautoin tau aiōniau zōau, idou strefinō eis teim ethneim;Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
strefata“returned”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 27:3“returned”Tote horaratos Ioudaos tos paradōarōtos auton hoti katakrinita metameliratos strefata teim triakonta argurieim toi archierevoi kai presbuteroiWhen Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Acts 7:42“turned away”strefata de tos theos kai paradōata autoin latreuarō ta stratia tou ouranou, kathōs grafitē en bibla toiu profētoiu; Mē sfagieim kai thusiain prosferava mi eteim tesserakonta en ta erēma, oikor Israēl?But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
strefita“turned”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 20:14“turned”houteim legaratas strefita eis teim opisō, kai theōratō ton Iēsun histanarēton, kai ouk oidatelē hoti Iēsus atō.When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
strefila“turned back”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:39“turned back”ho ouk thelala hupēkoois ginera tois patērois nu, alla apōthela kai strefila en tai kardiai autoiu eis Aiguptan,But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
strefiveia“change”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 18:3“change”kai legata; Amēn legamō vi, ean mē strefiveia kai gineveia hōs teim paidieim, ouk mē eiserchaveia eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
strefileia“turn”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 12:40“turn”Tuflatē autoiu toin ofthalmoin kai pōrata autoiu tan kardian, hina mē horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai noaleia ta kardia kai strefileia, kai iemi autoin.“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
strefasar“turn”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 5:39“turn”mis de legamō vi mē anthistanara te ponēre; alla hotinos sin rapizatō eis tan dexan siagōnan, strefasar auto kai tan allan;But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
strefarō“turn”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Revelation 11:6“turn”houtois echalō tan exousian kleiara ton ouranon, hina mē huetos brechateiō tain hēmerain tau profēteiau autoiu, kai exousian echalō epi teiu hudōreiu strefarō auteim eis haimem kai patassara tan gēan en panta plēga hosakis ean thelaleia.These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
strefiratos“turned”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine10×
Matthew 9:22“turned”tos de Iēsus strefiratos kai horaratos autan legata; Tharsasōr, thugatērar; tas pistias su sōzatē sin. kai sōzita tas gunaikas apo tau hōrau ekeinau.Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
Matthew 16:23“turned”tos de strefiratos legata to Petro; Hupagasōr opisō mu, Satanaor; skandalem asō mu, hoti ouk fronasō teim tou theou alla teim toiu anthrōpoiu.But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Luke 7:9“turning”akouaratos de houteim tos Iēsus thaumazata auton, kai strefiratos to akoloutharōto auto ochlo legata; Legamō vi, oude en to Israēl tosoutan pistian heuriskama.When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
Luke 7:44“turning”kai strefiratos pros tan gunaikan to Simōno fēate; Blepasō houtan tan gunaikan? eiserchama su eis tan oikian, hudōrem mi epi podoin ouk dōasa; houtas de tei dakruei brechata mu toin podoin kai tai thrixai autau ekmassata.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Luke 9:55“turned”strefiratos de epitimata autoi.But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
Luke 10:23“turning”Kai strefiratos pros toin mathētoin kata idian legata; Makariois tois ofthalmois tois bleparōtois heim blepavō.Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
Luke 14:25“turned”Sumporeuele de auto ochlois pollois, kai strefiratos legata pros autoin;Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
Luke 22:61“turned”kai strefiratos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
Luke 23:28“turning”strefiratos de pros autain tos Iēsus legata; Thugatērair Ierousalēm, mē klaiavōr epi min; plēn epi heautain klaiavōr kai epi teim tekneim vu,But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
John 1:38“turned”strefiratos de tos Iēsus kai theaseratos autoin akoloutharōtoin legatō autoi; Tinem zētavō? tois de legala auto; Rabbi hem legitō methermēneuirōtem Didaskalor, pou menasō?Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
strefiratas“turned”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
John 20:16“turned”legatō auta Iēsus; Mariam. strefiratas ekeinas legatō auto Hebraisti; Rabbouni hem legitō Didaskalor.Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” ( which means “Teacher” ).
strefiratois“turn”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 7:6“turn”Mē dōaveia tem hagiem toi kuōnoi, mēde ballaveia toin margaritoin vu emprosthen toiu choiroiu, mēpote katapatali autoin en toi podoi autoiu kai strefiratois rēgnualeia vin.Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.