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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 22 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:11 - Then the king of Israel replied, “Tell him, ‘He who straps on his weapons had better not boast like one who takes them off.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:11

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I have instructed you in the way of wisdom;

I have led you in upright paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

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Let your eyes look directly ahead

And let your [fn]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:26

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[fn]Watch the path of your feet,

And all your ways will be established.

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Do not turn to the right or to the left;

Turn your foot from evil.

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“Listen, for I will speak noble things;

And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

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“They are all straightforward to him who understands,

And right to those who find knowledge.

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The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,

But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 -

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood,

But the mouth of the upright will rescue 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 person who listens to advice is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:12

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There is a way which seems right to a person,

But its end is the way of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:14

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The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,

But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:13

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Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

And one who speaks right is loved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 -

There is a way which seems right to a person,

But its end is the way of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:8

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The way of a guilty person is crooked,

But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:16

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And my [fn]innermost being will rejoice

When your lips speak what is right.

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Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed,

And pervert the [fn]rights of all the [fn]needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:9

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“They will come with weeping,

And by pleading I will bring them;

I will lead them by streams of waters,

On a straight path on which they will 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 [fn]their feet were like a calf’s [fn]hoof, and they sparkled like polished bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:3

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Therefore this is what the LORD says:

“Behold, I am planning against this family a catastrophe

From which you cannot remove your necks;

And you will not walk haughtily,

For it will be an evil time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:7 -

“Is it being said, house of Jacob:

‘Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient?

Are these His works?’

Do My words not do good

For the one walking rightly?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

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Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob

And rulers of the house of Israel,

Who despise justice

And twist everything that is straight,

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