Strong's Greek · G1788

G1788 entrépō

ἐντρέπω

regard, (give) reference, shame

When entrépō is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

to invert, i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) in a good sense, to respect; or in a bad one, to confound

Derivation

from G1722 (ἐν) and the base of G5157 (τροπή);

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Titus 2:8

and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

Matthew 21:37

Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

Luke 20:13

‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

2 Thessalonians 3:14

Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

Mark 12:6

Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

1 Corinthians 4:14

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

Luke 18:4

For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

Luke 18:2

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

When entrépō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what entrépō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Hebrews 12:9 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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