What does ἐπιστρέφω · πρός mean in the Bible?
ἐπιστρέφω · πρός is a Greek phrase meaning "turns back/returns to you".
Greek · G1994, G4314
ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς σὲ
To revert (literally, figuratively or morally) · to/with
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ἐπιστρέφω G1994 to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
Pronunciation epistréphō
Turning to God or away from sin; moral conversion or repentance, not merely physical turning around.
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πρός G4314 to/with
Pronunciation prós
Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.
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What does ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς σὲ (epistrepsē pros se) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιστρέφω · πρός is a Greek phrase meaning "turns back/returns to you".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1994, G4314?
G1994, G4314 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. turns back/returns to you
Source Gloss
turns back/returns to you
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 36 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 11×
Aorist Active Luke 22:32 · Acts 9:40 · Acts 16:18 · Jas 5:20 · 2 Pet 2:22 · Rev 1:12 · Acts 15:36 7×
Aorist Passive Mark 5:30 · Mark 8:33 · John 21:20 3×
Present Active Acts 15:19 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×
Aorist Active Matt 13:15 · Mark 4:12 · Acts 28:27 · Luke 17:4 · 2 Cor 3:16 · Jas 5:19 6×
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Aorist Active Matt 24:18 · Mark 13:16 · Luke 17:31 · Acts 3:19 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 10:13 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Active Luke 1:17 · Acts 26:18 2×
Present Active Acts 14:15 · Acts 26:20 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Active Luke 2:39 · Acts 9:35 · Luke 8:55 · Acts 11:21 · 1 Thess 1:9 · Rev 1:12 6×
Future Active Matt 12:44 · Luke 1:16 2×
Present Active Gal 4:9 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Pet 2:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 31 present 2 future 2
Voice
active 30 passive 5
Mood
participle 11 indicative 10 subjunctive 6 infinitive 4 imperative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:13 ἐπιστραφήτω aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 12:44 ἐπιστρέψω future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:15 ἐπιστρέψωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:18 ἐπιστρεψάτω aorist active imperative imperative Mark 4:12 ἐπιστρέψωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 5:30 ἐπιστραφεὶς aorist passive participle participle Mark 8:33 ἐπιστραφεὶς aorist passive participle participle Mark 13:16 ἐπιστρεψάτω aorist active imperative imperative Luke 1:16 ἐπιστρέψει future active indicative prospective Luke 1:17 ἐπιστρέψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 2:39 ἐπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:55 ἐπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:31 ἐπιστρεψάτω aorist active imperative imperative Luke 17:4 ἐπιστρέψῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 22:32 ἐπιστρέψας aorist active participle participle John 21:20 Ἐπιστραφεὶς aorist passive participle participle Acts 9:35 ἐπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:40 ἐπιστρέψας aorist active participle participle Acts 11:21 ἐπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 14:15 ἐπιστρέφειν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:19 ἐπιστρέφουσιν present active participle participle Acts 15:36 Ἐπιστρέψαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 16:18 ἐπιστρέψας aorist active participle participle Acts 26:18 ἐπιστρέψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 26:20 ἐπιστρέφειν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 28:27 ἐπιστρέψωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 2 Corinthians 3:16 ἐπιστρέψῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Galatians 4:9 ἐπιστρέφετε present active indicative ongoing 1 Thessalonians 1:9 ἐπεστρέψατε aorist active indicative completed James 5:19 ἐπιστρέψῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive James 5:20 ἐπιστρέψας aorist active participle participle 1 Peter 2:25 ἐπεστράφητε aorist passive indicative completed 2 Peter 2:22 ἐπιστρέψας aorist active participle participle Revelation 1:12 ἐπέστρεψα aorist active indicative completed Revelation 1:12 ἐπιστρέψας aorist active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς σὲ is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain