To turn/wander away
ἐκτρέπωStrong’s G1624ektrepō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ektrepō is the Greek word usually translated “have turned aside”, “avoiding” and “turned aside”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;”
Meaning
Usually translated “have turned aside”, “avoiding” and “turned aside”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they have turned aside 1
- have turned aside 1
- avoiding 1
- they will be turned aside 1
- may be disabled 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 3
- 2 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 5:15In contextFor some are already turned aside after Satan.
- 1 Timothy 6:20In contextO Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
- 2 Timothy 4:4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
- Hebrews 12:13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Greek dictionary
ἐκτρέπω ektrepō · to turn/wander away
ἐκ-τρέπω [in LXX for הָפַךְ, Amo.5:8 * ;] to turn out of the course, turn aside, with accusative Pass., with middle sense, intrans., to turn aside: Heb.12:13 (R, txt., for be put out of joint, R, mg., see Thayer, see word Westc., in l); figuratively, before εἰς, 1Ti.1:6; ἐπί, 2Ti.4:4; ὀπίσω, 1Ti.5:15; with accusative, to shun, avoid: 1Ti.6:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “avoiding” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AVOID'ING, participle present
tense Shunning, escaping; keeping at a distance; ejecting; evacuating; making void, or vacant.
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.