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ὑποστρέφω

To return

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ὑποστρέφω G5290
Pronunciation hypostréphō

What does ὑποστρέφω (hypostréphō) mean in the Bible?

ὑποστρέφω (hypostréphō) is a Greek word meaning "to return". ὑπο-στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ], __1.

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Meaning

to return
Extended definition

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1trans., to turn back or about (Hem.).
2Intrans., to turn back, return: Luk.2:20, 43 8:37, 40 9:10 10:17 17:15 19:12 23:48, 56, Act.8:28; with inf., Luk.17:18; before διά, Act.20:3; εἰς, Luk.1:56 2:45 4:14 7:10 8:3 9:8 11:24 24:33, 52, Act.1:12 8:25 13:13, 34 14:21 21:6 22:17 23:32, Gal.1:17; ἀπό, Luk.4:1 24:9, Heb.7:1; ἐκ, Act.12:25, 2Pe.2:21.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect Future
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 20×
Aorist Active Luke 2:20 · Luke 2:45 · Luke 10:17 · Luke 24:33 · Luke 24:52 · Acts 1:12 · Acts 12:25 · Acts 14:21 · Acts 21:6 · Acts 23:32 · Luke 1:56 · Luke 4:1 · Luke 4:14 · Luke 8:37 · Luke 17:15 · Acts 13:13 17×
Imperfect Active Luke 23:48 · Acts 8:25 2×
Future Active Luke 11:24 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Present Active Luke 2:43 · Luke 8:40 · Acts 13:34 · Acts 20:3 4×
Aorist Active Luke 19:12 · 2 Pet 2:21 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 8×
Aorist Active Luke 7:10 · Luke 9:10 · Luke 17:18 · Luke 23:56 · Luke 24:9 · Acts 22:17 6×
Present Active Acts 8:28 · Heb 7:1 2×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 8:39 1×
35 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 34 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 17 prospective 1 imperative 1 background 2 infinitive 6 participle 7
Tense
aorist 25 present 6 imperfect 2 future 1
Voice
active 34
Mood
indicative 20 participle 7 infinitive 6 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 1:56 ὑπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:20 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:43 ὑποστρέφειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 2:45 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:1 ὑπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:14 ὑπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:10 ὑποστρέψαντες aorist active participle participle Luke 8:37 ὑπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:39 Ὑπόστρεφε present active imperative imperative Luke 8:40 ὑποστρέφειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:10 ὑποστρέψαντες aorist active participle participle Luke 10:17 Ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 11:24 Ὑποστρέψω future active indicative prospective Luke 17:15 ὑπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:18 ὑποστρέψαντες aorist active participle participle Luke 19:12 ὑποστρέψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 23:48 ὑπέστρεφον imperfect active indicative background Luke 23:56 ὑποστρέψασαι aorist active participle participle Luke 24:33 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:52 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:9 ὑποστρέψασαι aorist active participle participle Acts 1:12 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 8:25 ὑπέστρεφον imperfect active indicative background Acts 12:25 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:13 ὑπέστρεψεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:34 ὑποστρέφειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 14:21 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:3 ὑποστρέφειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 21:6 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:17 ὑποστρέψαντι aorist active participle participle Acts 23:32 ὑπέστρεψαν aorist active indicative completed Galatians 1:17 ὑπέστρεψα aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 7:1 ὑποστρέφοντι present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:21 ὑποστρέψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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