μεταστρέφω
metastrephō · turn, change, pervert
Greek word · Strong’s number G3344 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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metastrephō (μεταστρέφω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “turn, change, pervert”.
Turn, change one thing into another; pervert, distort.
How to say it
me·tas·tre·phō
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
- To make something become something very different.
- To twist something good until it becomes false.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- distort ×1
- will be turned ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 2:20
The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
- Galatians 1:7
which is not another good news; only there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the good news of the Messiah.