diastrephō · distort, pervert

What it means

diastrephō (διαστρέφω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “distort, pervert”.

Distort, twist, pervert; "perverse".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To bend what should go straight: to pervert or turn away from good.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• perverse ×3
• making crooked ×1
• perverted ×1
• perverting ×1
• turn ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×2
• Acts×3
• Philippians×1

• Matthew 17:17

  And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”

• Luke 9:41

  And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

• Luke 23:2

  And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting our nation and forbidding people to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Messiah, a king.”

• Acts 13:8

  But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

• Acts 13:10

  and said, “You full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

• Acts 20:30

  and from among yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.

• Philippians 2:15

  so that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,