- Original: διαστρέφω - Transliteration: Diastrepho - Phonetic: dee-as-tref'-o - Definition: 1. to distort, turn aside a. to oppose, plot against the saving purposes and plans of God 2. to turn aside from the right path, to pervert, corrupt - Origin: from G1223 and G4762 - TDNT entry: 18:57,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1223 and G4762 ; to distort that is (figuratively) misinterpret or (morally) corrupt: - perverse (-rt) turn away. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • away, 1 Act 13:8 • perverse, 1 Philippians 2:15 • pervert, 1 Act 13:10 • perverting, 1 Luke 23:2 • things, 1 Act 20:30