Word study · Greek

anastrophḗ

way of life

Say it: an-as-trof-AY (approximate)

ἀναστροφή

What it means

Conduct, way of life (literally "turning back and forth"). In 3:15, "how men ought to behave themselves"; in 4:12, "in your way of life." Also Galatians 1:13 for Paul's "former way of life."

Range of meaning

  • ConductHow one lives.
  • Manner of lifeDaily behavior.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 3

    "How men ought to behave themselves in God's house" (3:15).

  • Chapter 4

    "In your way of life" (4:12).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0391 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources