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Lexicon :: Strong's G3717 - orthos

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ὀρθός
Transliteration
orthos (Key)
Pronunciation
or-thos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of ὄρος (G3735)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:449,727

Strong’s Definitions

ὀρθός orthós, or-thos'; probably from the base of G3735; right (as rising), i.e. (perpendicularly) erect (figuratively, honest), or (horizontally) level or direct:—straight, upright.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3717 in the following manner: upright (1x), straight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3717 in the following manner: upright (1x), straight (1x).

  1. straight, erect

    1. upright

    2. straight, not crooked

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀρθός orthós, or-thos'; probably from the base of G3735; right (as rising), i.e. (perpendicularly) erect (figuratively, honest), or (horizontally) level or direct:—straight, upright.
STRONGS G3717:
ὀρθός, ὀρθή, ὀρθόν (ὈΡΩ, ὄρνυμι (to stir up, set in motion; according to others, from the root, to lift up; cf. Fick iii., p. 775; Vanicek, p. 928; Curtius, p. 348)), straight, erect; i. e.
a. upright: ἀνάστηθι, Acts 14:10; so with στῆναι in 1 Esdr. 9:46, and in Greek writings, especially Homer
b. opposed to σκολιός, straight i. e. not crooked: τροχιαί, Hebrews 12:13 (for יָשָׁר, Proverbs 12:15 etc.; (Pindar, Theognis, others)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
12:15
Acts
14:10
Hebrews
12:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3717 matches the Greek ὀρθός (orthos),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:11 - (LXX 21:11) And the king of Israel answered and said, Let it be sufficient; let not the humpbacked boast as he that is upright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:11 - For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; and I cause thee to go in right [fn]paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6 - Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:9 - They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6 - The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 - The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 - There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it [fn]reach to the depth of hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - An upright heart seeks discretion; but the mouth of the uninstructed will experience evils.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13 - Righteous lips are acceptable to a king; and he loves right words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 - There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 - To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16 - and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:9 - (LXX 38:9) They went forth with weeping, and I will bring them back with consolation, causing them to lodge by the channels of waters in a straight way, and they shall not err in it: for I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7 - And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and there were sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:3 - Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I devise evils against this family, out of which ye shall not lift up your necks, neither shall ye walk upright speedily: for the time is evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:7 - who says, The house of Jacob has provoked the Spirit of the Lord; are not these his practices? Are not the Lord's words right with him? and have they not proceeded correctly?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Hear now these words, ye chiefs of the house of Jacob, and the remnant of the house of Israel, who hate judgment, and pervert all righteousness;
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