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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

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

Translation
Occurrences:
wrest ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.