Original: ἐπιστρέφω

Transliteration: epistréphō

Phonetic: ep-ee-stref'-o

Short Definition: Come again

- Original: ἐπιστρέφω

- Transliteration: Epistrepho

- Phonetic: ep-ee-stref'-o

- Definition:

1. transitively

a. to turn to

1. to the worship of the true God

b. to cause to return, to bring back

1. to the love and obedience of God

2. to the love for the children

3. to love wisdom and righteousness

2. intransitively

a. to turn to one's self

b. to turn one's self about, turn back

c. to return, turn back, come back

- Origin: from G1909 and G4762

- TDNT entry: 19:02,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1909 and G4762; to revert (literally figuratively or morally): - come (go) again convert (re-) turn (about again).

Cognate: G1294, G1995, G2690, G2692, G3344, G390, G391, G4762, G654