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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)
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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 22 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:11 - And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:11 - I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Ponder[fn] the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6 - Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:9 - They are all straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6 - The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 - The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13 - Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 - There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 - The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16 - My inmost being[fn] will exult
when your lips speak what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 - lest they drink and forget what has been decreed
and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:9 - With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7 - Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf’s foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:3 - Therefore thus says the LORD:
behold, against this family I am devising disaster,[fn]
from which you cannot remove your necks,
and you shall not walk haughtily,
for it will be a time of disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:7 - Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
Has the LORD grown impatient?[fn]
Are these his deeds?
Do not my words do good
to him who walks uprightly?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel,
who detest justice
and make crooked all that is straight,
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