GreekG3717Adjective
ὀρθός
orthos
“upright”
2Occurrences
G3717Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
right (as rising), i.e. (perpendicularly) erect (figuratively, honest), or (horizontally) level or direct
probably from the base of G3735 (ὄρος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
straight; (a) in height, straight, upright: (b) in line, straight, direct: figuratively, (LXX).
LXX: chiefly for יָשָׁר
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ὀρθός appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Hebrews
1
Key Passages
Acts 14:10BSB
In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.
Hebrews 12:13BSB
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.