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ἐπιστρέφω epistrephō

“to turn” · 36 times in the New Testament

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  • “turn” 17
  • “return” 9
  • “turned back” 2
  • “might turn” 1
  • “return for” 1
  • other ways 6
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew4
Mark4
Luke7
John1
Acts11
2 Corinthians1
Galatians1
1 Thessalonians1
James2
1 Peter1
2 Peter1
Revelation2

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. turn17
  2. return9
  3. turned back2
  4. anyone turns1
  5. having turned1
  6. might turn1
  7. return for1
  8. should bring him back1
  9. should turn1
  10. us go back1
  11. who are turning1

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“turn” 17

  • Matthew 1

    • 13:15 …with their hearts and turn and I would heal…

  • Mark 2

    • 5:30 …gone out from Him Turning to the crowd He…
    • 8:33 …But Jesus turning and looking at His…

  • Luke 2

    • 1:16 …the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord…
    • 1:17 …and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the…

  • John 1

    • 21:20 …Peter turned and saw the disciple…

  • Acts 7

    • 9:35 …Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord…
    • 9:40 …down and prayed and turning toward her body he…
    • 11:21 …number of people believed and turned to the Lord…
    • 16:18 …grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the…
    • 26:18 …their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light…
    • 26:20 …they should repent and turn to God performing deeds…
    • 28:27 …with their hearts and turn and I would heal…

  • Galatians 1

    • 4:9 …how is it that you are turning back to those weak…

  • 1 Thessalonians 1

    • 1:9 …gave us and how you turned to God from idols…

  • James 1

    • 5:20 …consider this Whoever turns a sinner from the…

  • Revelation 1

    • 1:12 …Then I turned to see the voice…
“return” 9

  • Matthew 3

    • 10:13 …not let your peace return to you…
    • 12:44 …Then it says I will return to the house I…
    • 24:18 …one in the field return for his cloak…

  • Luke 4

    • 2:39 …Law of the Lord they returned to Galilee to their…
    • 8:55 …Her spirit returned and at once she…
    • 17:4 …day and seven times returns to say I repent…
    • 17:31 …one in the field return for anything he has…

  • 1 Peter 1

    • 2:25 …going astray but now you have returned to the Shepherd and…

  • 2 Peter 1

    • 2:22 …are true A dog returns to its vomit and…
“turned back” 2

  • Luke 1

    • 22:32 …fail And when you have turned back strengthen your brothers…

  • Acts 1

    • 3:19 …Repent then and turn back so that your sins…
“might turn” 1

  • Mark 1

    • 4:12 …but never understanding otherwise they might turn and be forgiven…
“return for” 1

  • Mark 1

    • 13:16 …one in the field return for his cloak…
“should turn” 1

  • Acts 1

    • 14:15 …bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things…
“who are turning” 1

  • Acts 1

    • 15:19 …trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God…
“us go back” 1

  • Acts 1

    • 15:36 …Paul said to Barnabas Let us go back and visit the brothers…
“anyone turns” 1

  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 3:16 …But whenever anyone turns to the Lord the…
“should bring him back” 1

  • James 1

    • 5:19 …the truth and someone should bring him back
“having turned” 1

  • Revelation 1

    • 1:12 …speaking with me And having turned I saw seven golden…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.