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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 53 times in 51 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Jdg 12:6–Zec 11:16)

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - then they would say to him, “Say now, ‘Shibboleth.’” But he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not [fn]pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:6 - And the Spirit of Yahweh [fn]came upon him mightily, so that he tore it as one tears a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19 -

Then the Spirit of Yahweh [fn]came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty of them and took their spoil and gave the changes of clothes to those who told the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 -

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. And the Spirit of Yahweh [fn]came upon him mightily so that the ropes that were on his arms were as flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds [fn]dropped from his hands.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - And the cows took the straight way in the [fn]direction of Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:17 - Now there were one thousand men of Benjamin with him, with Ziba the young man of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they rushed to the Jordan before the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:43 - And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son Rehoboam became king in his place.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - “O Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the [fn]intentions of the heart of Your people, and prepare their heart to You;
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14 - And he did evil because he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:5 - So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - “But some good has been found in you, for you have purged the [fn]Asheroth from the land and you have set your heart to seek God.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33 - The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts to the God of their fathers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19 - for everyone who prepares his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his fathers, though not according to the rules of cleansing of the sanctuary.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - And it was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8 -

O Yahweh, lead me in Your righteousness because of [fn]my foes;

Make Your way [fn]straight before me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 -

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;

For the righteous God tests the hearts and [fn]minds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23 -

Mem

The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh,

And He delights in his way.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 -

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the [fn]miry clay,

And He set my feet upon a high rock, He established my steps.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:4 -

[fn]For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.

Arouse Yourself to meet me, and see!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 -

And not be like their fathers,

A stubborn and rebellious generation,

A generation that did not [fn]prepare its heart

And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:17 -

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;

And establish for us the work of our hands;

Establish the work of our hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7 -

He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;

He who speaks lies shall not be established before my eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:28 -

“The children of Your slaves will dwell securely,

And their seed will be established before You.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 -

Oh may my ways be established

To keep Your statutes!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 -

Establish my steps in Your [fn]word,

And do not let any wickedness overpower me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 -

“May a [fn]slanderer not be established in the earth;

May evil hunt the violent man [fn]speedily.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:2 -

May my prayer be established as incense before You;

The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3 -

To receive discipline [fn]that leads to insight,

Righteousness, justice, and equity,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 -

Watch the track of your feet

And all your ways will be established.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15 -

To call to those who pass by that way,

Who are making their paths straight:

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 -

The one who despises the word will be [fn]in debt to it,

But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8 -

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,

But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 -

Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom,

But a man of discernment walks straight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 -

Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,

But Yahweh weighs the hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 -

You, my son, listen and be wise,

And direct your heart in the way.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27 -

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:11 -

Yahweh said, “Surely I will set you free for purposes of good;

Surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you

In a time of disaster and a time of distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus says Yahweh:

“Render justice [fn]every morning;

And deliver the person who has been robbed from the [fn]power of his oppressor,

Lest My wrath go forth like fire

And burn with none to extinguish it,

Because of the evil of their deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “Say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Will it succeed? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it dries up—so that all its sprouting leaves dry up? And neither by great [fn]strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:10 - “And behold, though it is planted, will it succeed? Will it not completely dry up as soon as the east wind strikes it—dry up on the beds where it sprouted?”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15 - ‘But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt that they might give him horses and many [fn]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right?
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - Then the king caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to succeed in the province of Babylon.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 -

So this Daniel enjoyed success in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 -

“His power will be mighty, but not by his own power,

And he will [fn]destroy to an [fn]astonishing degree

And succeed and do his will;

He will [fn]destroy mighty men and [fn]the holy people.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 -

“And through his insight

He will cause deceit to succeed by his hand;

And he will magnify himself in his heart,

And he will [fn]destroy many while they are [fn]at ease.

He will even stand against the Prince of princes,

But he will be broken without hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:27 - “And as for both kings, their hearts will be intent on evil, and they will speak falsehood at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the end is still to come at the appointed time.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36 -

“Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak [fn]astonishing things against the God of gods; and he will succeed until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 -

They will eat, but not be satisfied;

They will play the harlot, but not break forth in number,

Because they have [fn]forsaken Yahweh to keep harlotry.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - “For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who face annihilation, seek the young, heal the broken, or sustain the one standing, but will consume the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs.

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