Original: ἐκτρέπω

Transliteration: ektrépō

Phonetic: ek-trep'-o

Short Definition: Avoid

- Original: ἐκτρέπω

- Transliteration: Ektrepo

- Phonetic: ek-trep'-o

- Definition:

1. to turn or twist out

a. in a medical sense used of dislocated limbs

2. to turn off or aside

3. to be turned aside

4. to turn aside

5. to turn away from, to shun a thing, to avoid meeting or associating with one

- Origin: from G1537 and the base of G5157

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1537 and the base of G5157; to deflect that is turn away (literally or figuratively): - avoid turn (aside out of the way).