diastrephó
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1294. diastrephó

diastrephó: to distort, fig. misinterpret, corrupt
Original Word: διαστρέφω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diastrephó
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-as-tref'-o)
Short Definition: I pervert, corrupt, oppose
Definition: I pervert, corrupt, oppose, distort.

1294 diastréphō(from 1223 /diá, "through, thoroughly," which intensifies 4762 /stréphō, "turn") – properly, turned through (thoroughly), into a new shape which however is "distorted, twisted; perverted" (Abbott-Smith) – i.e. "opposite" from the shape (form) it should be. "Note the intensifying force of the prefix, dia meaning, "distorted, twisted in two, corrupt" (WP, 1, 142).

Word Origin
from dia and strephó
Definition
to distort, fig. misinterpret, corrupt
NASB Word Usage
make crooked (1), misleading (1), perverse (1), perverse things (1), perverted (2), turn...away (1).

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pervert, currupt

From dia and strepho; to distort, i.e. (figuratively) misinterpret, or (morally) corrupt -- perverse(-rt), turn away.

see GREEK dia

see GREEK strepho

διεστειλάμεθα — 1 Occ.
διεστείλατο — 4 Occ.
διεστέλλετο — 2 Occ.
διάστημα — 1 Occ.
διαστολή — 2 Occ.
διαστολὴν — 1 Occ.
διαστρέφων — 1 Occ.
διαστρέφοντα — 1 Occ.
διαστρέψαι — 1 Occ.
διεστραμμένα — 1 Occ.
διεστραμμένης — 1 Occ.
διασῶσαι — 1 Occ.
διασώσῃ — 1 Occ.
διασώσωσι — 1 Occ.
διασωθῆναι — 1 Occ.
διασωθέντα — 1 Occ.
διασωθέντες — 1 Occ.
διεσώθησαν — 2 Occ.
διαταγὰς — 1 Occ.
διαταγῇ — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 1294
7 Occurrences


διαστρέφων — 1 Occ.
διαστρέφοντα — 1 Occ.
διαστρέψαι — 1 Occ.
διεστραμμένα — 1 Occ.
διεστραμμένη — 2 Occ.
διεστραμμένης — 1 Occ.

Matthew 17:17 V-RPM/P-NFS
BIB: ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη ἕως πότε
NAS: You unbelieving and perverted generation,
KJV: and perverse generation,
INT: unbelieving and perverted how long when

Luke 9:41 V-RPM/P-NFS
BIB: ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη ἕως πότε
NAS: You unbelieving and perverted generation,
KJV: faithless and perverse generation, how
INT: unbelieving and perverted until when

Luke 23:2 V-PPA-AMS
BIB: Τοῦτον εὕραμεν διαστρέφοντα τὸ ἔθνος
NAS: this man misleading our nation
KJV: this [fellow] perverting the nation,
INT: This [man] we found perverting the nation

Acts 13:8 V-ANA
BIB: αὐτοῦ ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τὸν ἀνθύπατον
NAS: them, seeking to turn the proconsul
KJV: seeking to turn away the deputy
INT: of him seeking to turn away the procounsul

Acts 13:10 V-PPA-NMS
BIB: οὐ παύσῃ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς
NAS: will you not cease to make crooked the straight
KJV: not cease to pervert the right ways
INT: not will you cease perverting the ways

Acts 20:30 V-RPM/P-ANP
BIB: ἄνδρες λαλοῦντες διεστραμμένα τοῦ ἀποσπᾷν
NAS: speaking perverse things, to draw away
KJV: speaking perverse things, to draw away
INT: men speaking perverse things to draw away

Philippians 2:15 V-RPM/P-GFS
BIB: σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης ἐν οἷς
NAS: of a crooked and perverse generation,
KJV: and perverse nation,
INT: crooked and perverted among whom

7 Occurrences


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