anastrepho most often describes how people conduct themselves or live, and can also denote returning or overturning.

The predominant attested use concerns a person's conduct or manner of life, whether honorable, reverent, flesh-directed, or erroneous. In two verses it marks a return, while John 2:15 shows a concrete overturning of tables.

1. Conduct or manner of life · dominant

   In 1 Peter 1:17 the aorist passive plural form occurs in the instruction to live in reverent fear during a time of sojourning. The present passive infinitive in 1 Timothy 3:15 concerns how one ought to conduct oneself, while 2 Corinthians 1:12 and Ephesians 2:3 place the aorist plural forms within descriptions of how people had lived. In 2 Peter 2:18 the present passive participle identifies people living in error; Hebrews 13:18 joins the infinitive to the desire to act honorably, and Hebrews 10:33 places a present passive participle in a clause about those publicly exposed to reproach and affliction.

   1 Peter 1:171 Timothy 3:152 Corinthians 1:12Ephesians 2:32 Peter 2:18Hebrews 13:18
2. Return to a place or situation · occasional

   In Acts 5:22 the aorist active participle occurs after the servants did not find the prisoners, and the APB renders the following action as “they returned and reported.” In Acts 15:16 the future active singular form stands in the declaration, “I will return and rebuild” the fallen tent of David.

   Acts 5:22Acts 15:16
3. Overturn objects · rare

   In John 2:15 the aorist active singular form occurs in the account of driving people and animals from the temple; the APB renders the associated action as “he overturned the tables.”

   John 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the dominant contexts with expressions such as “live,” “conduct oneself,” and “act honorably,” while the return contexts use “return” and the temple scene uses “overturned.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assigning every English expression directly to the lemma.