Word study · Greek
diastréphō
to twist, to distort
Say it: dee-as-TREF-o (approximate)
διαστρέφω
What it means
To turn aside, twist, or pervert. In 2:15, "a crooked and perverse generation," with the second adjective from this verb. Jesus calls the people of his day "a faithless and perverse generation" (Luke 9:41).
Range of meaning
- TwistTurn away.
- PervertDistort.
In Philippians
- Chapter 2
"Crooked and twisted" (2:15).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1294 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources