Dictionary entry

ἀναστρέφω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀνα-στρέφω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב;]

1. to overturn: Jo 2:15.

2. to turn back, return: Ac 5:2215:16.

3. to turn hither and thither; pass., to turn oneself about, sojourn, dwell: Mt 17:22 Rec.; metaph. (like Heb. הלךְ, in κοινή writers and in π.; v. Deiss., LAE, 315; BS, 88, 194; MM, VGT, s.v.), to conduct oneself, behave, live: II Co 1:12, Eph 2:3, I Ti 3:15, He 10:3313:18, I Pe 1:17, II Pe 2:18.†

SYN.: περιπατέω (Hellenistic), πολιτεύω.