Strong G2116εὐθύνω
to straighten
- Transliteration
- euthunō
- Pronunciation
- yoo-thoo'-no
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2117; to straighten (level); technically to steer: - governor make straight.
Detailed definition
εὐθύνω
(εὐθύς), [in LXX: Num.22:23, Jos.24:23 (נָטָה hi.), Jdg.14:7, 1Ki.18:20 18:26 (יָשַׁר) Pro.20:24, Sir.2:2, 6, al.;]
1. to direct: Jas.3:4.
2. to make straight: Jhn.1:23 (LXX, ἑτοιμάσατε).†
(AS)
(εὐθύς), [in LXX: Num.22:23, Jos.24:23 (נָטָה hi.), Jdg.14:7, 1Ki.18:20 18:26 (יָשַׁר) Pro.20:24, Sir.2:2, 6, al.;]
1. to direct: Jas.3:4.
2. to make straight: Jhn.1:23 (LXX, ἑτοιμάσατε).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2116 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- governor1
- make1
First verses
- John 1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
- James 3:4Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐθῡν-ω,
(εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a frequently variant, as in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 773))]: — guide straight, direct, οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pr.” 289; εὐ. ἡνίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1739 (Lyric poetry))]; [ἅρματα] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.32)]; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 15; εὐ. πλάτην [prev. author] “Hec.” 39; ὁ εὐθύνων)]the helmsman, [NT (NT.Jam.3.4)]; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.1.2)]; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 542; εὐ. πόδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 728, etc.)]
2 metaphorically, direct, govern, Κύρου δὲ παῖς.. ηὔθυνε στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 773; πᾶσαν εὐθύνων πόλιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 178, compare 1164, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 9, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Minos” 320d.)]
3 make straight, straighten, opposed to κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Incessu Animalium” 709b10)]:— passive, [Refs ([prev. author] “Mete.” 385b32.)]
II make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements straight, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 4.37; εὐ. λαοῖς δίκας 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.153)]; εὐ. οὖρον send a straight fair wind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “O.” 13.28; εὐ. ὄλβον [prev. author] “P.” 1.46; ὥσπερ ξύλον διαστρεφόμενον.. εὐ. ἀπειλαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325d, compare 326e.)]
III examine the conduct of an official, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Plt.” 299a; εὐ. τὰς ἀρχάς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1271a6, 1274a17, +others)]:—passive, with genitive, - όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας [Refs ([prev. author] “Rh.” 1419a31.)]
III.2 with genitive criminis, call to account for.., τινα κλοπῆς [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cicero” 9:)] —passive, τῶν ἀδικημάτων ηὐθύνθη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.95)]; οἱ -όμενοι the culprits, Mitteis [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Chr.” 31 iii 10 (2nd c.BC),compare “Notiz.Arch.” 4.21 (Cyrene, 1st c.BC))]: with dative, εὐ. φόνῳ [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 14.4 (2nd c.BC))]; to be mulcted, punished, ἐπί τινι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus “fragment” 90, +others: _absolutely_, “IG” 12.41.6; ἑκατὸν δραχμῆσι [prev. work]4.15, +others)]
III.3 generally, refute or censure, τοὺς λόγους τινός [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” 67; τὴν Φιλίστου διάλεκτον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Nicias” 1)]:—passive, to be refuted, δι᾽ αὐτῶν τῶν φαινομένων [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 30, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 3.6.13)]; but also, to be critically examined, [Refs ([prev. author] 4.6.13.)]
III.4 examine by torture, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Gothico” 3.32 (from Pass).)]
IV intransitive, serve as εὔθυνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 946d.)]
(εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a frequently variant, as in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 773))]: — guide straight, direct, οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pr.” 289; εὐ. ἡνίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1739 (Lyric poetry))]; [ἅρματα] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.32)]; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 15; εὐ. πλάτην [prev. author] “Hec.” 39; ὁ εὐθύνων)]the helmsman, [NT (NT.Jam.3.4)]; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.1.2)]; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 542; εὐ. πόδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 728, etc.)]
2 metaphorically, direct, govern, Κύρου δὲ παῖς.. ηὔθυνε στρατόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 773; πᾶσαν εὐθύνων πόλιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 178, compare 1164, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 9, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Minos” 320d.)]
3 make straight, straighten, opposed to κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Incessu Animalium” 709b10)]:— passive, [Refs ([prev. author] “Mete.” 385b32.)]
II make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements straight, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 4.37; εὐ. λαοῖς δίκας 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.153)]; εὐ. οὖρον send a straight fair wind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “O.” 13.28; εὐ. ὄλβον [prev. author] “P.” 1.46; ὥσπερ ξύλον διαστρεφόμενον.. εὐ. ἀπειλαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 325d, compare 326e.)]
III examine the conduct of an official, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Plt.” 299a; εὐ. τὰς ἀρχάς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1271a6, 1274a17, +others)]:—passive, with genitive, - όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας [Refs ([prev. author] “Rh.” 1419a31.)]
III.2 with genitive criminis, call to account for.., τινα κλοπῆς [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cicero” 9:)] —passive, τῶν ἀδικημάτων ηὐθύνθη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.95)]; οἱ -όμενοι the culprits, Mitteis [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Chr.” 31 iii 10 (2nd c.BC),compare “Notiz.Arch.” 4.21 (Cyrene, 1st c.BC))]: with dative, εὐ. φόνῳ [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 14.4 (2nd c.BC))]; to be mulcted, punished, ἐπί τινι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus “fragment” 90, +others: _absolutely_, “IG” 12.41.6; ἑκατὸν δραχμῆσι [prev. work]4.15, +others)]
III.3 generally, refute or censure, τοὺς λόγους τινός [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” 67; τὴν Φιλίστου διάλεκτον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Nicias” 1)]:—passive, to be refuted, δι᾽ αὐτῶν τῶν φαινομένων [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 30, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 3.6.13)]; but also, to be critically examined, [Refs ([prev. author] 4.6.13.)]
III.4 examine by torture, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Gothico” 3.32 (from Pass).)]
IV intransitive, serve as εὔθυνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 946d.)]