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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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

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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)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - then they would say to him, “Then say, ‘Shibboleth’!” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:6 - And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19 - Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave the changes of clothing to those who had explained the riddle. So his anger was aroused, and he went back up to his father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting against him. Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him; and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:17 - There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:43 - Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - “O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14 - And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:5 - Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - “Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33 - Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19 - “who prepares his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - This same Hezekiah also stopped the water outlet of Upper Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel[fn] to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8 - Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:4 - They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.

Awake to help me, and behold!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - And may not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not set its heart aright,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:17 - And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us,
And establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7 - He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:28 - The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Direct my steps by Your word,
And let no iniquity have dominion over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:2 - Let my prayer be set before You as incense,
The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3 - To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15 - To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - He who despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8 - The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment,
But a man of understanding walks uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Hear, my son, and be wise;
And guide your heart in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:27

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:11 - The LORD said:

“Surely it will be well with your remnant;
Surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you
In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - ‘O house of David! Thus says the LORD:

“Execute judgment in the morning;
And deliver him who is plundered
Out of the hand of the oppressor,
Lest My fury go forth like fire
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:

“Will it thrive?
Will he not pull up its roots,
Cut off its fruit,
And leave it to wither?
All of its spring leaves will wither,
And no great power or many people
Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:10 - Behold, it is planted,
Will it thrive?
Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it?
It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew.” ’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15 - ‘But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 - So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:24 - His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power;
He shall destroy fearfully,
And shall prosper and thrive;
He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - “Through his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule;[fn]
And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be broken without human means.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:27 - “Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36 - “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - For they shall eat, but not have enough;
They shall commit harlotry, but not increase;
Because they have ceased obeying the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - “For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces.

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