ΠΕΡΙΕΤΡΕΨΕ, περιετρεψε
PERIETREPSE, perietrepse
Sounds Like: peh-ree-ET-rep-seh
Translations: overturned, overthrew, subverted, turned around
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'περί' (around, about) and 'τρέπω' (to turn). It means to turn around, overturn, or overthrow, often implying a complete reversal or destruction of something. It can be used to describe the act of physically overturning an object or metaphorically subverting an idea or system.
Inflection: Aorist Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4062 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 4:72
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΠΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΤΡΑΠΕΝΤΟΣ — having been overturned, having been turned around, having been turned about, having been overthrown
- ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΠΕΙ — turns, overturns, subverts, drives, turns about
- ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΠΟΜΕΝΑ — being overturned, being turned about, being overthrown, being capsized, being subverted
- ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΠΟΥΣΑΙ — overturning, subverting, turning around, turning about, turning over
- ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΠΩ — to turn around, to overturn, to overthrow, to subvert, to pervert, to drive insane
- ΠΕΡΙΤΡΕΨΕΙ — overthrow, turn around, subvert, pervert
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