ὑποστρέφωhypostréphō
to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G5290
Meanings
1. transitive, to turn back or about (Hom.).
2. Intrans., to turn back, return: Luke 2:20, Luke 2:43, Luke 8:37, Luke 8:40, Luke 9:10, Luke 10:17, Luke 17:15, Luke 19:12, Luke 23:48, Luke 23:56, Acts 8:28; with infinitive, Luke 17:18; followed by. διά, Acts 20:3; εἰς, Luke 1:56, Luke 2:45, Luke 4:14, Luke 7:10, Luke 8:39, Luke 11:24, Luke 24:33, Luke 24:52, Acts 1:12, Acts 8:25, Acts 13:13, Acts 13:34, Acts 14:21, Acts 21:6, Acts 22:17, Acts 23:32, Galatians 1:17; ἀπό, Luke 4:1, Luke 24:9, Hebrews 7:1; ἐκ, Acts 12:25, 2 Peter 2:21.
Same root
- ὑπόhypó · G5259under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
- στρέφωstréphō · G4762to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 35 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.
- Luke 2:20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
- Luke 2:43 After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first,
- Luke 2:45 When they couldn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there.
- Luke 4:1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
- Luke 4:14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.