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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 - The king of Israel replied, "Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:11 - I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:27

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6 - Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:9 - All of them are clear to the discerning and upright 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 will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 - The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver 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 opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13 - The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 - There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 - The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16 - my soul will rejoice 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 is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:9 - They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel's father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7 - Their legs were straight, but the soles of their feet were like calves' feet. They gleamed like polished bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:3 - Therefore the LORD says this: "Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:7 - Does the family of Jacob say, 'The LORD's patience can't be exhausted - he would never do such things'? To be sure, my commands bring a reward for those who obey them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.
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