GreekG8546Verb
ὀρθόω
orthoō
“be straight up”
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Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to set straight
2.in height, to set upright, set up one fallen or lying down, raise up, (Iliad by Homer); ὀρθοῦν κάρα, *πρόσωπον *(Euripides):—;of buildings, to raise up, rebuild, or, generally, to erect, build up, (Euripides):—;Pass. to be set upright, (Iliad by Homer), etc.: simply to rise from one's seat, stand up, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3.in line, to make straight, (Aristotle Philosopher):—; Pass., *ἢν τόδ᾽ ὀρθωθῆι βέλος *if this dart go straight, (Sophocles Tragicus)
4.metaphorically (from signf. I) to raise up, restore to health, safety, happiness, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;also to exalt, honour, (Pindar)
5.(from signf. II) to guide aright, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὀρθ. *ἀγῶνας *to bring to a happy end, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὀ. *βίον *(Sophocles Tragicus):—;Pass. to succeed, prosper, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; *τὸ ὀρθούμενον *success, (Thucydides):—;of words and opinions, to be right, true, (Herdotus Historicus); *ἐν ἀγγέλωι κρυπτὸς ὀρθοῦται λόγος *a secret message is rightly sent by messenger, not by letter, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
6.in Pass. also, to be upright, deal justly, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
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ὀρθόω appears 0 times in the New Testament.
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