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apostréphō

turn away

Say it: ap-os-TREF-o (approximate)

ἀποστρέφω

What it means

To turn away, to turn back, to reject. In 1:15, "all who are in Asia turned away from me"; in 4:4, people "turn away their ears from the truth"; in Titus 1:14, those who "turn away from the truth." Also Matthew 5:42 and 26:52.

Range of meaning

  • Turn awayReject.
  • Turn backReturn.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    "All who are in Asia turned away from me" (1:15; 4:4).

  • Chapter 4

    "And will turn away their ears from the truth" (4:4).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G0654 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources