Strong’s G3344 · Greek
μεταστρέφω
metastréphō · met-as-tref'-o
Origin from μετά (G3326) and στρέφω (G4762);
Meaning to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt
In the King James Version pervert, turn.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 2:20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
- Galatians 1:7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
- James 4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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.