- Transliteration: Apostrepho

- Phonetic: ap-os-tref'-o

- Definition:

1. to turn away

a. to remove anything from anyone

b. to turn him away from allegiance to any one

c. tempt to defect

2. to turn back, return, bring back

a. of putting a sword back in its sheath

b. of Judas returning money to temple

3. to turn one's self away, turn back, return

4. to turn one's self away from, deserting

- Origin: from G575" class="dictionary-topic-link">G575 and G4762" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4762

- TDNT entry: 18:59,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G575" class="dictionary-topic-link">G575 and G4762" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4762; to turn away or back (literally or figuratively): - bring again pervert turn away (from).