Bible Encyclopedia: Swerve

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Greek

795. astocheo -- to miss the mark
... 795 ("swerve out of line") refers to (2307 ), ie deviating from "God's (line)" by
walking "off line." 795 () emphasizes the that goes with walking "off (God's ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7750. sut -- to swerve, fall away
... to swerve, fall away. Transliteration: sut Phonetic Spelling: (soot) Short Definition:
lapse. ... root Definition to swerve, fall away NASB Word Usage lapse (1). ...
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7846. set -- swerver, perhaps revolter, deeds that swerve
... set or set. 7847 . swerver, perhaps revolter, deeds that swerve. Transliteration:
set or set Phonetic Spelling: (sayte) Short Definition: revolters. ...
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5493. sur -- to turn aside
... 1), past (1), put away (12), relieved (1), remove (45), removed (43), removing
(1), retract (1), return (1), separated (1), strip away (1), swerve (1), take (2 ...
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Library

In the Next Place, He Expresses his Approval of those who "Hope ...
... at what follows, more than at anything that Celsus has ever said; for he adds,
"And from this doctrine let not them or any one ever swerve." For certainly in ...
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Fragments of the Epistle of Phileas to the People of Thmuis. I.
... and again; and though the guards showed their fury against them not only by
threatenings in word, but also by deeds of violence, they did not swerve from their ...
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The Education of the World.
... The order of all things becomes, not merely an iron rule, from which nothing can
ever swerve, but an iron rule which guides to nothing and ends in nothing. ...
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The Broad Wall
... Every Christian, it seems to me, should be more scrupulous than other men in
his dealings. He must never swerve from the path of integrity. ...
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The Exordium or Introduction
... disposed to favor the weak and opprest, and a conscientious judge hears an orator
willingly whom he presumes not to be capable of making him swerve from his ...
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Stories are Told of Certain Appearances or visions...
... places from which he dreamed that the souls of men unburied are by an infernal law
prohibited: does he not, in believing all this, exceedingly swerve from the ...
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Bishops and Deacons; Christian Reproof.
... Matthew 18:15-17. [2501] The word astocheo, occurring here, means "to miss the mark;"
in New Testament, "to err" or, "swerve." See 1 Timothy 1:6, vi. ...
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On the Immeasurable Dignity of Temporal Suffering.
... Such is My eternal order in all nature, from which I do not swerve; what is precious
and good must be earned with bitterness; he who recoils at this, let him ...
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On Thursday, or at None.
... sweetness. Grant me to persevere in perfect thoughts and in good works until
death, and that I may never swerve from Thy obedience. ...
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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
... it in Him in eternity: of this be assured." Therefore do not relinquish your desire,
though it be not fulfilled immediately, or though ye may swerve from your ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To stray; to wander; to rope.

2. (v. i.) To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

3. (v. i.) To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.

4. (v. i.) To bend; to incline.

5. (v. i.) To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

6. (v. t.) To turn aside.

Thesaurus

Swerve (9 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Swerve (9 Occurrences). Galatians 5:7 You were running
the race nobly! Who has interfered and caused you to swerve from the truth? ...
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Swerved (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Swerve. Multi-Version Concordance
Swerved (4 Occurrences). 1 Timothy 1:6 From which some ...
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Swerving (2 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Swerve. Multi-Version Concordance ... They climb the wall like warriors.
They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course. (See NIV). ...
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Swept (43 Occurrences)

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Keep (4573 Occurrences)
... 14. (vt) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to
practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to. 15. ...
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Nobly (5 Occurrences)
... Nobly (5 Occurrences). Galatians 5:7 You were running the race nobly! Who has
interfered and caused you to swerve from the truth? (WEY). ...
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Warp (9 Occurrences)
... seasoning or shrinking. 11. (vi) to turn or incline from a straight, true,
or proper course; to deviate; to swerve. 12. (vi) To ...
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Forgo (1 Occurrence)
... for-go' (from for, negative, and go): Occurs in Ecclesiasticus 7:19, as translation
of astocheo, which means "to miss the mark," "turn or swerve from." "Forgo ...
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Restraint (34 Occurrences)
... evil, and sorrow. (YLT). Psalms 119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively,
but I don't swerve from your law. (See NIV). Proverbs 14:16 ...
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Excessively (6 Occurrences)
... and ravaged it; (DBY). Psalms 119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively,
but I don't swerve from your law. (WEB). Ecclesiastes 7:16 ...
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Bible Concordance

Swerve (9 Occurrences)

Galatians 5:7 You were running the race nobly! Who has interfered and caused you to swerve from the truth?
(WEY)

1 Timothy 6:21 which certain professing -- concerning the faith did swerve; the grace 'is' with you. Amen.
(YLT)

2 Timothy 2:18 who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;
(YLT RSV)

Exodus 14:25 He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!"
(See NAS)

Psalms 119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don't swerve from your law.
(WEB ASV)

Psalms 119:157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven't swerved from your testimonies.
(Root in WEB ASV RSV)

Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 4:27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
(See RSV NIV)

Joel 2:7 They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course.
(WEB RSV)

Subtopics

Swerve

Related Terms

Swerved (4 Occurrences)

Swerving (2 Occurrences)

Swept (43 Occurrences)

Keep (4573 Occurrences)