To overturn
ἀνατρέπωStrong’s G0396anatrepō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anatrepō is the Greek word usually translated “overthrew”, “are overthrowing” and “overthrow”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.”
Meaning
Usually translated “overthrew”, “are overthrowing” and “overthrow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he overthrew 1
- they are overthrowing 1
- overthrow 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 2:15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
- 2 Timothy 2:18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
Greek dictionary
ἀνατρέπω anatrepō · to overturn
ἀνα-τρέπω [in LXX for דָּחָה, הָדַף, etc. ;] to overturn, destroy: Jhn.2:15 WH, txt.; metaphorically, to subvert (MM, VGT, see word): 2Ti.2:18, Tit.1:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overturn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
O'VERTURN, noun
State of being overturned or subverted; overthrow.
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.