# G654 ἀποστρέφω

ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō), Strong’s G654: to turn away or back (literally or figuratively) KJV: bring again, pervert, turn away (from). Occurs 436 times.

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*apostréphō* — to turn away or back (literally or figuratively)

KJV: bring again, pervert, turn away (from)

Built from [ἀπό apó](https://besorah.bible/word/G575) ("off," i.e. away) + [στρέφω stréphō](https://besorah.bible/word/G4762) (to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse)

Occurs 436 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 5:42](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=42) — Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
- [Matthew 26:52](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/26?v=52) — Then Yeshua said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.
- [Luke 23:14](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/23?v=14) — and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before…
- [Acts 3:26](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/3?v=26) — God, having raised up his servant Yeshua, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from…
- [Romans 11:26](https://besorah.bible/besorah/romans/11?v=26) — and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, “There will come out of Zion the Deliverer, and he will turn…
- [2 Timothy 1:15](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-timothy/1?v=15) — This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- [2 Timothy 4:4](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-timothy/4?v=4) — and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.
- [Titus 1:14](https://besorah.bible/besorah/titus/1?v=14) — not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
- [Hebrews 12:25](https://besorah.bible/besorah/hebrews/12?v=25) — See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how…
- [1 Esdras 1:28](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-esdras/1?v=28) — However, Josias didn’t turn back to his chariot, but tried to fight with him, not regarding the words of the prophet…