Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἐπι-στρέφω (G1994)
36 ἐπι-στρέφω [very freq. in LXX, chiefly for שׁוּב , in its various senses, also for פָּנָה , etc. ;] trans., to turn about, round or towards , hence metaph., to turn, cause to return (to God, virtue, etc.): Lk 1:16 , 17 (cf. Ma 3:24 ), Ja 5:19 , 20 . Intrans., to turn, turn oneself around : Ac 16:18 ; c. inf., Re 1:12 ; seq. πρός , Ac 9:40 ; so also pass. (cl.), Mk 5:30 8:33 , Jo 21:20 ; metaph., of turning to God (v. Field, Notes , 246 ff.), ἐπὶ τ. κύριον ( θεόν ), Ac 9:35 11:21 14:15 15:19 26:20 ; πρὸς τ. θεόν , I Th 1:9 , II Co 3:16 ; ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς , Ac 26:18 ; pass., I Pe 2:25 ; to return (as in MGr.): Lk 8:55 , Ac 15:36 ; seq. ὀπίσω , c. inf., Mt 24:18 ; seq. εἰς , Mt 12:44 , Mk 13:16 , Lk 2:39 17:31 ; ἐπί , II Pe 2:22 ; metaph., seq. ἐπί , Ga 4:9 ; πρός , Lk 17:4 ; of moral reform, Mt 13:15 , Mk 4:12 , Lk 22:32 , Ac 3:19 28:27 ; pass., Mt 10:13 (Cremer, 531, 881).†
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