ἘΚΣΤΡΕΦΟΝΤΕΣ, ἐκστρεφοντες
EKSTREPHONTES, ekstrephontes
Sounds Like: ek-STREH-fon-tes
Translations: turning out, perverting, subverting, those who turn out, those who pervert
From the root: ΕΚΣΤΡΕΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐκ' (out of, from) and 'στρέφω' (to turn). It means to turn out, to turn inside out, or to pervert and subvert. It describes an action of causing something to deviate from its proper course or nature, often implying a moral or intellectual corruption. It can be used to describe people who are causing such a deviation.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G1620 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 6:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΣΤΡΕΦΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΣΤΡΕΨΕΙ — he will turn out, he will turn away, he will pervert, he will subvert
- ἘΞΕΣΤΡΑΠΤΑΙ — has been turned inside out, has been perverted, has been corrupted, has been subverted
- ἘΞΕΣΤΡΕΦΟΝ — I was turning out, I was turning away, I was perverting, I was turning inside out
- ἘΞΕΣΤΡΕΨΑΤΕ — you turned, you perverted, you twisted, you distorted
- ΕΚΣΤΡΕΦΩ — to turn inside out, to pervert, to distort, to corrupt, to subvert
- ΕΚΣΤΡΕΨΕΙ — he will turn, he will turn out, he will turn aside, he will pervert, he will corrupt
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