ἐπιστρέφω

Verb

epistrephō · to turn

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 1994

Lexical summary

36

NT occurrences

20

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Trans. to turn towards; to turn round; to bring back, convert, Lk. 1:16, 17; Jas. 5:19, 20; intrans. and mid. to turn one’s self upon or towards, Acts 9:40; Rev. 1:12; to turn about, Mt. 9:22; to turn back, return, Mt. 12:44; met. to be converted, Acts 28:27

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

ἐπιστρέφωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Citation form attested in NT

ἐπιστρέψωFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

ἐπέστρεψαAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveFuture ActiveAorist ActiveAorist PassiveReferences
SingularFirst—
—
Third—
—
PluralSecond
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Third——
—
Luke 2:39

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularThird
Luke 17:4
PluralThird
Matthew 13:15

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularThird
PluralSecond

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
PluralNominative——
Genitive——
Dative
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Luke 22:32
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Passive participles

Aorist Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Mark 5:30
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ἐπιστρέφω

Book distribution counts: Acts: 11 occurrences; Luke: 7 occurrences; Mark: 4 occurrences; Matthew: 4 occurrences; James: 2 occurrences; Revelation: 2 occurrences; John: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 2 Peter: 1 occurrences; Galatians: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences

Author

ἐπιστρέφω
  • Luke18
  • Mark4
  • Matthew4
  • John3
  • Paul3
  • James2
  • Peter2

Author distribution counts: Luke: 18 occurrences; Mark: 4 occurrences; Matthew: 4 occurrences; John: 3 occurrences; Paul: 3 occurrences; James: 2 occurrences; Peter: 2 occurrences