conversion

Greek Noun Female

ἐπι-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιστρέφω) [in LXX: Eze.47:7 (שׁוּב), Sir.18:21 49:2, etc;] a turning about; metaphorically, conversion (Field, Notes, 246): Act.15:3. (AS)

conversion

Greek Noun Female

ἐπιστροφ-ή,ἡ, turning about, τῆς τοῦ ἀτράκτου δίνης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; twisting, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of strands, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 2). bending of a bow, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 3). curve, winding of a bay, [Refs]; of a river, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II). intransitive, turning or wheeling about, δαΐων ἀνδρῶν ἐπιστροφαί, i.e. hostile men turning to bay, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; tossing, of a restless patient, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μυρίων ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν renewed assaults of ills unnumbered, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; wheeling through a right angle, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of ships, putting about, tacking, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς by a sudden wheel, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; but ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς παθεῖν to have a relapse, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2). turn of affairs, reaction, counter-revolution, μή τις ἐ. γένηται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; result, end, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.3). attention paid to a person or thing (ἐπιστρέφω [Refs]. respect for guests, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸ τοῦ θανόντος τήνδ᾽ ἔθεσθ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὧν ἐ. τις ἦν to whom any regard was due, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ἐπιστροφῆς ἄξιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἔχειν τινός [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπιστροφῆς τυγχάνειν [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.3.b). Philos, turning towards, πρὸς τὰ τῇδε [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ψυχὴ καταδεῖται πρὸς τὸ σῶμα τῇ ἐ. τῇ πρὸς τὰ πάθη τὰ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ [Refs 3rd c.AD+] II.4). moving up and down in a place, mostly in plural, πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐπιστροφαί the range of them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἷσιν οὐκ ἐπιστροφαί men who have no business here, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βούνομοι ἐ. haunts of the grazing herds, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.5) intentness, vehemence, ἐπιστροφὴν εἶχεν ὁ λόγος καὶ ἔρρωτο [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.5.b) gravity of deportment, ἡ ἐ. τοῦ εἴδους [Refs] II.6) correction, reproof, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.7) conversion, [NT+5th c.AD+] II.8) in Philos, return to the source of Being, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; [ἡ ἐ.] τοῦ προελθόντος ἐπάνοδος εἰς τὸ γεννῆσαν [Refs 5th c.AD+] II.9) in Logic, conversion of a proposition, ἡ σὺν ἀντιθέσει ἐ. the contraposition, Suppl.ad [Refs 5th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

reversion, i.e. morally, revolution; conversion; from g1994 (ἐπιστρέφω)