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Subvert
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sub - vûrt ´ ( עות , ‛āwath ; ἀνατρέπω , anatrépō ): Occurs 5 t: (1) in the sense of overturning, etc., as the translation of ‛āwath , "to make bent or crooked" ( Lamentations 3:36 ), "to subvert a man in his cause"; of anaskeudzo, primarily, "to pack up baggage"; then, "to ravage," etc. (Acts 15:24 , "subverting your souls"); of anatrepō , "to turn upside down," "to overturn" (Titus 1:11 , "who subvert whole houses," the Revised Version (British and American) "overthrow"); of katastrophḗ , "overthrow," "destruction" (2 Timothy 2:14 , "to the subverting of them that hear"); (2) in the sense of perverting: ekstréphō , "to turn or twist out" "to turn about" (Titus 3:11 , "such is subverted," the Revised Version (British and American) "perverted"). For "overthrown me" (Job 19:6 ) the Revised Version (British and American) has "subverted me (in my cause)," margin "overthrown me"; for "perverteth" (Proverbs 19:3 ), "subverteth."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Subvert'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/subvert.html. 1915.
