Turning
τροπήStrong’s G5157tropē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Tropē is the Greek word usually translated “shifting”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
Meaning
Usually translated “shifting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of shifting 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
τροπή tropē · turning
τροπή, -ῆς, ἡ (τρέπω), [in LXX: Deu.33:14, Job.38:33, Wis.7:18, al. ;] a turning: esp. of the revolution of heavenly bodies, figuratively, Jas.1:17 (see: ἀποσκίασμα).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “turning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TURN'ING, participle present
tense Moving in a circle; changing; winding.
All definitions and other forms of “turning”
TURN'ING, noun
A winding; a bending course; flexure; meander.
- Deviation from the way or proper course.
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.