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Lexicon :: Strong's G2720 - kateuthynō

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κατευθύνω
Transliteration
kateuthynō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-yoo-thoo'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

κατευθύνω kateuthýnō, kat-yoo-thoo'-no; from G2596 and G2116; to straighten fully, i.e. (figuratively) direct:—guide, direct.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2720 in the following manner: direct (2x), guide (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2720 in the following manner: direct (2x), guide (1x).

  1. to make straight, guide, direct

    1. of the removal of the hindrances to coming to one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατευθύνω kateuthýnō, kat-yoo-thoo'-no; from G2596 and G2116; to straighten fully, i.e. (figuratively) direct:—guide, direct.
STRONGS G2720:
κατευθύνω: 1 aorist infinitive κατευθύναι; 3 person singular optative κατευθύναι; (see κατά, III. 2); the Sept. mostly for יִשֵׁר and כּונֵן, הֵכִין; to make straight, guide, direct: τούς πόδας... εἰς ὁδόν εἰρήνης, Luke 1:79; τήν ὁδόν πρός τινα, of the removal of the hindrances to coming to one, 1 Thessalonians 3:11; τάς καρδίας (1 Chronicles 29:18; 2 Chronicles 19:3) εἰς τήν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ, 2 Thessalonians 3:5. (Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
29:18
2 Chronicles
19:3
Luke
1:79
1 Thessalonians
3:11
2 Thessalonians
3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2720 matches the Greek κατευθύνω (kateuthynō),
which occurs 52 times in 50 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - Then they said to him, Say now [fn]Stachys; and he did not rightly pronounce it so: and they took him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:6 - And the Spirit of the Lord [fn]came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he [fn]would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19 - And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of [fn]the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - And they came to [fn]Lechi: and the Philistines shouted, and ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burnt with fire; and his bonds were consumed from off his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - And the cows went straight on the way to the way of Bæthsamys, they went along one track; and laboured, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after it as far as the coasts of Bæthsamys.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:17 - (LXX 19:18) And a thousand men of Benjamin were with him, and Siba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons with him, and his twenty servants with him: and they went directly down to Jordan before the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:43 - And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nabat heard of it, even while he was yet in Egypt as he fled from the face of Solomon and dwelt in Egypt, he straightway comes into his own city, into the land of Sarira in the mount of Ephraim. And king Solomon slept with his fathers, and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - O Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, preserve these things in the thought of the heart of thy people for ever, and direct their hearts to thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14 - And he did evil, for he directed not his heart to seek the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:5 - And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - Nevertheless some good things have been found in thee, forasmuch as thou didst remove the groves from the land of Juda, and didst direct thine heart to seek after the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33 - Nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19 - The good Lord be merciful with regard to every heart that sincerely seeks the Lord God of their fathers, and is not purified according to the purification of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - The same Ezekias stopped up the course of the water of Gion above, and brought the water down straight south of the city of David. And Ezekias prospered in all his works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8 - (LXX 5:9) Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - (LXX 7:10) Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23 - (LXX 36:23) The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - (LXX 39:3) And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:4 - (LXX 58:5) Without iniquity I ran and directed my course aright: awake to help me, and behold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - (LXX 77:8) That they should not be as their fathers, a perverse and provoking generation; a generation which set not its heart aright, and its spirit was not [fn]steadfast with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:17 - (LXX 89:17) And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do thou [fn]direct for us the works of our hands.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7 - (LXX 100:7) The proud doer dwelt not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:28 - (LXX 101:29) The children of thy servants shall dwell securely, and their seed shall [fn]prosper for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - (LXX 118:5) O that my ways were directed to keep thine ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - (LXX 118:133) Order my steps according to thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - (LXX 139:12) A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:2 - (LXX 140:2) Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3 - to receive also [fn]hard sayings, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;

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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 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15 - calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8 - The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 - Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27 - A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:11 - Be it so, Lord, in their prosperity; surely I stood before thee in the time of their calamities, and in the time of their affliction, for their good against the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Judge judgment in the morning, and act rightly, and rescue the spoiled one from the hand of him that wrongs him, lest mine anger be kindled like fire, and it burn, and there be none to quench it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord; Shall it prosper? shall not the roots of her tender stem and her fruit be blighted? yea, all her early shoots shall be dried up, and that not by a mighty arm, nor by many people, to tear her up from her roots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:10 - And, behold, it thrives: shall it prosper? shall it not wither as soon as the east wind touches it? it shall be withered together with the growth of its shoots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15 - And if he shall revolt from him, to send his messengers into Egypt, that they may give him horses and much people; shall he prosper? shall he that acts as an adversary be preserved? and shall he that transgresses the covenant be preserved?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - Yet ye have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - (LXX 3:97) Then the king promoted Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, in the province of Babylon, and advanced them, and gave them authority to rule over all the Jews who were in his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 - (LXX 6:29) And Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 - And his power shall be great, and he shall destroy wonderfully, and prosper, and practise, and shall destroy mighty men, and the holy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - And the yoke of his chain shall prosper: there is craft in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by craft shall destroy many, and he shall stand up for the destruction of many, and shall crush them as eggs in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:27 - And as for both the kings, their hearts are set upon mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end is for a fixed time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36 - And he shall do according to his will, and the king shall exalt and magnify himself against every god, and shall speak great swelling words, and shall prosper until the indignation shall be accomplished: for it is coming to an end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - And they shall eat, and shall not be satisfied: they have gone a-whoring, and shall by no means prosper: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd against the land: he shall not visit that which is perishing, and he shall not seek that which is scattered, and he shall not heal that which is bruised, nor guide that which is whole: but he shall devour the flesh of the choice ones, and shall [fn]dislocate the joints of their necks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:6 - The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked before me directing his way in peace, and he turned many from unrighteousness.
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