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Conversion

ἐπιστροφήStrong’s G1995

epistrophē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epistrophē is the Greek word usually translated “conversion”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.”
Acts 15:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “conversion”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • conversion 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἐπιστροφή epistrophē · conversion

    ἐπι-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιστρέφω) [in LXX: Eze.47:7 (שׁוּב), Sir.18:21 49:2, etc. ;] a turning about; metaphorically, conversion (Field, Notes, 246): Act.15:3.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “conversion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CONVERSION, noun

    [Latin See Convert.]

    1. In a general sense, a turning or change from one state to another; with regard to substances, transmutation; as a conversion of water into ice, or of food into chyle or blood.
    2. In military affairs, a change of front, as when a body of troops is attacked in the flank, and they change their position to face the enemy.
    3. In a theological or moral sense, a change of heart, or dispositions, in which the enmity of the heart to God and his law and the obstinacy of the will are subdued, and are succeeded by supreme love to God and his moral government, and a reformation of life.
    4. Change from one side or party to another.
    All definitions
    1. A change from one religion to another; as the conversion of the Gentiles. Acts 15:3
    2. The act of appropriating to private use; as in trover and conversion

    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.