Behaviour
ἀναστροφήStrong’s G0391anastrophē
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anastrophē is the Greek word usually translated “conduct”, “way of life” and “manner of life”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “conduct”, “way of life” and “manner of life”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- conduct 8
- way of life 3
- manner of life 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 6
- 2 Peter 2
- Galatians 1
- Ephesians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:7In contextAnd delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
- 2 Peter 3:11In contextSeeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
- Galatians 1:13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
- Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
- Hebrews 13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
- James 3:13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Greek dictionary
ἀναστροφή anastrophē · behaviour
ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀναστρέφομαι) [in LXX: Tob.4:14, 2Ma.5:8 2Mac 6:23 * ;] 1. a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.). 2. In late writers (Polyb., al.; see: ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on Jas.3:13; MM, VGT, see word), manner of life, behaviour, conduct: Gal.1:13, Eph.4:22, 1Ti.4:12, Heb.13:7, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.1:15 1:18 2:12 3:1-2 3:16, 2Pe.2:7 3:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “conduct” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONDUCT, noun
[Latin, to lead. See Duke.]
- Literally, the act of leading; guidance; command.
- The act of convoying, or guarding; guidance or brining along under protection.
- Guard on the way; convoy; escort.
- In a general sense, personal behavior; course of actions; deportment; applicable equally to a good or a bad course of actions; as laudable conduct; detestable conduct The word seems originally to have been followed with life, actions, affairs, or other term; as the conduct of life; the conduct of actions; that is, the leading along of life or actions.
All definitions and other forms of “conduct”
- Exact behavior; regular life. [Unusual.]
- Management; mode of carrying on.
- The title of two clergymen appointed to read prayers at Eton College in England.
CONDUCT, verb transitive
- To lead; to bring along; to guide; to accompany and show the way.“And Judah came to Gilgal--to conduct the king over Jordan” 2 Samuel 19:15
- To lead; to direct or point out the way.
- To lead; to usher in; to introduce; to attend in civility.
- To give a direction to; to manage; applied to things; as, the farmer conducts his affairs with prudence.
- To lead, as a commander; to direct; to govern; to command; as, to conduct an army or a division of troops.
- With the reciprocal pronoun, to conduct ones self, is to behave.
- To escort; to accompany and protect on the way.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.