Lexical Definition
ὑποστρέφω hypostréphō (hoop-os-tref'-o) to return G:V
from ὑπό and στρέφω
come again, return (again, back again), turn back (again).
- to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὑπόστρεφε | do return | Luke.8.39 |
| ὑποστρέψω | I will return | Luke.11.24 |
| ὑποστρέψασαι | Having returned | Luke.23.56 • Luke.24.9 |
| ὑποστρέψαντι | having returned | Acts.22.17 |
| ὑποστρέψαντεσ | having returned | Luke.7.10 • Luke.9.10 • Luke.17.18 |
| ὑποστρέψαι | to have turned | 2Pet.2.21 |
| to return | Luke.19.12 | |
| ὑποστρέφων | returning | Acts.8.28 |
| ὑποστρέφοντι | returning | Heb.7.1 |
| ὑποστρέφειν | returning | Luke.2.43 • Luke.8.40 |
| to return | Acts.13.34 • Acts.20.3 | |
| ὑπέστρεψεν | he returned | Acts.13.13 |
| returned | Luke.1.56 • Luke.4.1 • Luke.4.14 | |
| turned back | Luke.8.37 • Luke.17.15 | |
| ὑπέστρεψαν | returned | Luke.2.20 • Luke.10.17 • Luke.24.52 • Acts.12.25 • Acts.21.6 |
| they returned | Luke.2.45 • Luke.24.33 • Acts.1.12 • Acts.14.21 • Acts.23.32 | |
| ὑπέστρεψα | returned | Gal.1.17 |
| ὑπέστρεφον | were returning | Luke.23.48 |
| were travelling back | Acts.8.25 | |
| υποστρέφει | he returns | LXX.Prov.23.5 |
| υπεστρέψαμεν | we should have returned | LXX.Gen.43.10 |
| υπέστρεψεν | Joseph returned | LXX.Gen.50.14 |
| he returned | LXX.Judg.3.19 • LXX.Judg.7.15 | |
| returned | LXX.2Chr.20.27 | |
| υπέστρεψε | he returned | LXX.Judg.14.8 |
| returned | LXX.Exod.32.31 | |
| υπέστρεψαν | returned | LXX.Judg.21.23 |
Abbott-Smith
ὑπο-στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ],
1. trans., to turn back or about (Hom.).
2. Intrans., to turn back, return: Lk 2:20, 43 8:37, 40 9:10 10:17 17:15 19:12 23:48, 56, Ac 8:28; c. inf., Lk 17:18; seq.. διά, Ac 20:3; εἰς, Lk 1:56 2:45 4:14 7:10 8:39 11:24 24:33, 52, Ac 1:12 8:25 13:13, 34 14:21 21:6 22:17 23:32, Ga 1:17; ἀπό, Lk 4:1 24:9, He 7:1; ἐκ, Ac 12:25, II Pe 2:21.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 1:56 · 2:20 · 2:43 · 2:45 · 4:1 · 4:14 · 7:10 · 8:37 · 8:39 · 8:40 · 9:10 · 10:17 · 11:24 · 17:15 · 17:18 · 19:12 · 23:48 · 23:56 · 24:9 · 24:33 · 24:52 |
| Acts | 1:12 · 8:25 · 8:28 · 12:25 · 13:13 · 13:34 · 14:21 · 20:3 · 21:6 · 22:17 · 23:32 |
| Galatians | 1:17 |
| Hebrews | 7:1 |
| 2 Peter | 2:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὑποστρέφω,
turn round about or back, ἵππους [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ κισσὸς.. Βακχίαν ὑποστρέφων ἅμιλλαν bringing back the Bacchic struggle, i. e. the swift and eager dance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 roll up, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 passive, revolve beneath, τινι [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, turn about, especially of persons flying or retreating, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, αὖτις ὑποστρεφθείς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; -στρᾰφείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 generally, return, αὖτις ὑ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ ζήτησιν[Refs 3rd c.AD+]; in future middle, οὐ μὲν γάρ τί σ᾽ ὑποστρέψεσθαι ὀΐω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a disease, return, recur, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 turn away, and so elude an attack, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically in middle, with infinitive, refuse, τὸν ἀΐδιον ἐπιγινώσκειν Θεὸν ὑπεστρέφοντο (i.e. οἱ Βλέμυες) [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__II.4 ὑποστρέψαντες reversely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 retract the accent, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]