ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΠΩ, παρατρεπω
PARATREPŌ, paratrepō
Sounds Like: pa-ra-TREH-poh
Translations: to turn aside, to pervert, to distort, to turn away, to avert
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'para' (παρά, meaning 'beside' or 'alongside') and 'trepo' (τρέπω, meaning 'to turn'). It signifies the act of turning something aside from its proper course or direction, often implying a deviation, perversion, or distortion. It can be used to describe someone who turns away from truth or righteousness, or to describe the act of perverting justice or doctrine.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΠΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΠΕΙΝ — to turn aside, to pervert, to distort, to divert, to turn away
- ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΠΕΤΑΙ — is turned aside, is diverted, is perverted, is distorted
- ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΠΟΥΣΑ — turning aside, diverting, perverting, corrupting
- ΠΑΡΑΤΡΕΨΑΙ — to turn aside, to pervert, to distort, to divert, to turn away
- ΠΑΡΕΤΡΕΠΟΝ — they were turning aside, they were diverting, they were perverting, they were distorting
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