"pr. to reflect, bend back; hence, to bend back one’s course, return, Mt. 2:12; Lk. 10:6; Acts 18:21; Heb. 11:15*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to reflect, bend back; hence, to bend back one’s course, return, Mt. 2:12; Lk. 10:6; Acts 18:21; Heb. 11:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνακάμπτω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anakampto (G344) across the King James Bible.
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
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Common questions
Strong's G344 (anakampto) is a Greek word that means: pr. to reflect, bend back; hence, to bend back one’s course, return, Mt. 2:12; Lk. 10:6; Acts 18:21; Heb. 11:15* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word anakampto (G344) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G344 is anakampto, a Greek word defined as: pr. to reflect, bend back; hence, to bend back one’s course, return, Mt. 2:12; Lk. 10:6; Acts 18:21; Heb. 11:15*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anakampto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.