What does ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō) is a Greek word meaning "to overturn (figuratively)".
Greek · G396
ἀνατρέπω
To overturn (figuratively)
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ἀνατρέπω G396
Pronunciation anatrépō
What does ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō) is a Greek word meaning "to overturn (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G396?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include overturned (1), they undermine (1), undermine (1).
Where does ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 2:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1), John (1), Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It overturned 1× John 2:15
they undermine 1× 2 Timothy 2:18
undermine 1× Titus 1:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row John 2:15
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
John 1 2 Timothy 1 Titus 1
Source forms
ἀνατρέπουσιν 2x anatrepousin 2 Timothy 2:18, Titus 1:11
ἀνέτρεψεν 1x anetrepsen John 2:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x 2 Timothy 2:18, Titus 1:11
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x John 2:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to overturn (figuratively)
Strong's G396
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to overturn (figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 2:18 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀνατρέπουσι anatrepousin
I subvert, overturn, overthrow
Read verse Titus 1:11 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀνατρέπουσι, anatrepousin
I subvert, overturn, overthrow
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Active 2 Tim 2:18 · Titus 1:11 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
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
ἀνατρέπω is built from these roots:
τροπή G5157
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