Greek - English Dictionary
G4761 - Wrest
| Strong's No.: | G4761 |
| Greek: | στρεβλόω |
| Transliteration: | strebloō |
| Phonetic: | streb-lo'-o |
| Word Origin: | From a derivative of G4762 |
| Bible Usage: | wrest. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to wrench that is (specifically) to torture (by the rack) but only figuratively to pervert |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to twist, turn awry 2. to torture, put to the rack 3. metaph. to pervert, of one who wrests or tortures language in a false sense |
| Bible References:
Wrest |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
wrest ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.