Strong’s G1624 · Greek
ἐκτρέπω
ektrépō · ek-trep'-o
Origin from ἐκ (G1537) and the base of τροπή (G5157);
Meaning to deflect, i.e. turn away (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version avoid, turn (aside, out of the way).
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- 1 Timothy 1:6From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
- 1 Timothy 5:15For some are already turned aside after Satan.
- 1 Timothy 6:20O 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.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.