ἐκτρέπω
ektrépō
“to deflect, i.e. turn away (literally or figuratively)”
6 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to deflect, i.e. turn away (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
mid. and pass., to turn out or aside, Heb. 12:13; to turn aside or away, swerve, 1 Tim. 1:6; 5:15; 2 Tim. 4:4; to turn from, avoid, 1 Tim. 6:20*
Translated in KJV as
avoidturn (aside, out of the way)
Etymology
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