Strong's Greek · G5290

ὑποστρέφω

hypostréphō

come again, return (again, back again), turn back (again)

Definition

to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

from G5259 (ὑπό) and G4762 (στρέφω);

Appears 35 times in Scripture

Luke 7:10

And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

Luke 1:56

Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

Luke 23:48

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

Luke 2:43

When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.

Acts 13:34

In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

Luke 24:33

And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together

Luke 2:20

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.

Acts 21:6

And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.

Luke 4:1

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Luke 4:14

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

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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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