Strong's Greek · G1994
ἐπιστρέφω
epistréphō
come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again)
Definition
to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
Derivation
Appears 36 times in Scripture
“For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’”
“When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.”
“so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’””
“But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.””
“Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.”
“Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.”
“And let no one in the field return for his cloak.”
“If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.”
“And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.””
“At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?””
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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).