18 occurrences in 13 translations

'Turning' in the Bible

Every base had four wheels of brass, turning on brass rods, and their four angles had angle-plates under them; the angle-plates under the base were of metal, and there were ornaments at the side of every one.

Verse ConceptsBasinsWheelsFour SupportsBronze Items For The Tabernacle

Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Blessed Others

That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightCeremoniesA Place For God's NameDirectionGod Answering Prayers

Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear in heaven your living-place, and hearing, have mercy.

Verse ConceptsHeaven, Nature OfHousesSinnersHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!supplication

"When heaven remains closed, and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, and they pray in the direction of this place, confessing your name and turning from their sin when you afflict them,

Verse ConceptsLack Of RainSigns Of RepentanceSin Brings ImpoverishmentSin Producing Afflictions

(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm;) when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfStrength Of God

If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayer to the Lord, turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have made for your name:

Verse ConceptsPrinciples Of WarA Place For God's Name

And with all their heart and soul are turned again to you, in the land of those who took them prisoners, and make their prayer to you, turning their eyes to this land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you took for yourself, and the house which I made for your name:

Verse ConceptsBuilding God's DwellingWhole HeartednessA Place For God's Name

Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofethics, and graceHardness Of HeartWanting To Keep The Commandments

So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turning of events from Yahweh in order to fulfill his word which Yahweh had spoken through the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Verse ConceptsHistoryProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtWord Of GodPredestination, Of EventsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

After this Jeroboam, not turning back from his evil ways, still made priests for his altars from among all the people; he made a priest of anyone desiring it, so that there might be priests of the high places.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSuperstitionConsecration

But you have done evil more than any before you, and have made for yourself other gods, and images of metal, moving me to wrath, and turning your back on me.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodDifferent Gods

Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentevil, believers' responses toRebukeForsaking God's ThingsFollowers Of BaalTroubling Groups Of People

Answer me, LORD! Answer me so that this people may know that you, LORD, are God, and that you are turning back their hearts again."

Verse ConceptsKnowing That There Is A GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

It happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered Aram and went up to Aphek for the war with Israel.

Verse ConceptsSpringAttackingNations Attacking IsraelTime Of Year

But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.

Verse ConceptsBusynessNowhere To Be Found

So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Truly, this is the king of Israel; and turning against him, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry.

He did as Asa his father had done, not turning away from it, but doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord; but the high places were not taken away: the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.

Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesShrinesGood Kings Examples OfIncense Offered AmissPeople Who Did RightSacrificing On The High Places

Bible Theasaurus

Reverse (34 instances)
Turning (425 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
στρέφω 
Strepho 
Usage: 15

ἀποστρέφω 
Apostrepho 
Usage: 8

ἐκτρέπω 
Ektrepo 
turn aside , avoid , turn , turn out of the way
Usage: 5

ἐπιστρέφω 
Epistrepho 
Usage: 29

ὑποστρέφω 
Hupostrepho 
Usage: 31

ἀνακάμπτω 
Anakampto 
Usage: 3

ἀναστατόω 
Anastatoo 
Usage: 3

ἀναχωρέω 
Anachoreo 
Usage: 13

ἀποβαίνω 
Apobaino 
turn , go out , come
Usage: 4

ἀποτρέπω 
Apotrepo 
Usage: 1

διαστρέφω 
Diastrepho 
Usage: 5

κλίνω 
Klino 
lay , bow , bow down , be far spent , turn to fight , wear away
Usage: 5

μεθίστημι μεθιστάνω 
methistemi 
Usage: 4

μετάγω 
metago 
Usage: 2

μεταστρέφω 
metastrepho 
Usage: 3

μετατίθημι 
metatithemi 
Usage: 6

τεφρόω 
Tephroo 
Usage: 1

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.