ἐπιστρέφω

ἐπι-στρέφω

[very frequently in LXX, chiefly for שׁוּב, in its various senses, also for פָּנָה, etc. ;]

1. trans., to turn about, round or towards, hence metaphorically, to turn, cause to return (to God, virtue, etc.): Luk 1,16-17 (cf. Mal 3,24), Jak 5,19-20,

2. Intrans.,

(a) to turn, turn oneself around: ApG 16,18 with inf., Åb 1,12 before πρός, ApG 9,40 so also pass. (cl.), Mark 5,30; 8,33, Joh 21,20; metaphorically, of turning to God (see Field, Notes, 246 ff.), ἐπὶ τ. κύριον (θεόν), ApG 9,35; 11,21; 14,15; 15,19; 26,20; πρὸς τ. θεόν, 1 Thess 1,9, 2 Kor 3,16; ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, ApG 26,18 pass., 1 Pet 2,25

(b) to return (as in MGr.): Luk 8,55, ApG 15,36; before ὀπίσω, with inf., Matt 24,18 before εἰς, Matt 12,44, Mark 13,16, Luk 2,39; 17,31; ἐπί, 2 Pet 2,22 metaphorically, before ἐπί, Gal 4,9 πρός, Luk 17,4 of moral reform, Matt 13,15, Mark 4,12, Luk 22,32, ApG 3,19; 28,27; pass., Matt 10,13 (Cremer, 531, 881).†