Original: διαστρέφω

Transliteration: diastréphō

Phonetic: dee-as-tref'-o

Short Definition: Perverse

- Original: διαστρέφω

- Transliteration: Diastrepho

- Phonetic: dee-as-tref'-o

- Definition:

1. to distort, turn aside

a. to oppose, plot against the saving purposes and plans of God

2. to turn aside from the right path, to pervert, corrupt

- Origin: from G1223 and G4762

- TDNT entry: 18:57,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1223 and G4762; to distort that is (figuratively) misinterpret or (morally) corrupt: - perverse (-rt) turn away.

Cognate: G1994, G1995, G2690, G2692, G3344, G390, G391, G4762, G654