Strong's Lexicon anakamptó: To turn back, to return Original Word: ἀνακάμπτω Word Origin: From the Greek preposition ἀνά (ana, meaning "up" or "again") and the verb κάμπτω (kamptó, meaning "to bend" or "to turn"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀνακάμπτω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like שׁוּב (shuv, Strong's H7725), which means "to return" or "to turn back." Usage: The verb ἀνακάμπτω is used in the New Testament to describe the action of turning back or returning to a previous place or state. It often conveys a physical return to a location but can also imply a metaphorical or spiritual return. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, travel was a significant part of life, whether for trade, military campaigns, or religious pilgrimages. The concept of returning or turning back was common, as journeys were often long and arduous. The term ἀνακάμπτω would have been understood in this context as a physical return, but it also carried deeper implications of repentance or a change of heart in a spiritual or moral sense. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ana and kamptó Definition to turn back, to return NASB Translation return (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 344: ἀνακάμπτωἀνακάμπτω: future ἀνακάμψω; 1 aorist ἀνέκαμψα; to bend back, turn back. In the N. T. (as often in secular authors; in the Sept. equivalent to שׁוּב) intransitive, to return: Matthew 2:12; Luke 10:6 (where the meaning is, 'your salutation shall return to you, as if not spoken'); Acts 18:21; Hebrews 11:15. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance return, turn back. From ana and kampto; to turn back -- (re-)turn. see GREEK ana see GREEK kampto Forms and Transliterations ανακάμπτειν ανακάμπτουσα ανακαμψαι ανακάμψαι ἀνακάμψαι ανακάμψατε ανακαμψει ανακάμψει ἀνακάμψει ανακάμψουσιν ανακαμψω ανακάμψω ἀνακάμψω ανέκαμπτες ανέκαμπτον ανέκαμψε ανέκαμψεν anakampsai anakámpsai anakampsei anakámpsei anakampso anakampsō anakámpso anakámpsōLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 2:12 V-ANAGRK: ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην NAS: [by God] in a dream not to return to Herod, KJV: that they should not return to Herod, INT: a dream not to return to Herod Luke 10:6 V-FIA-3S Acts 18:21 V-FIA-1S Hebrews 11:15 V-ANA Strong's Greek 344 |
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