Strong G7976κατορθόω
to keep straight
- Transliteration
- katorthoō
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. to set upright, erect , (Euripides):—;metaphorically to keep straight, set right , (Sophocles Tragicus)
2. to accomplish successfully, bring to a successful issue , (Plato Philosophus): —;Pass. to succeed, prosper , (Herdotus Historicus); δρᾶν κατώρθωσαι thou hast rightly purposed to do, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3. intransitive as in Pass. to go on prosperously, succeed , (Thucydides); τὸ κατορθοῦν success , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
2. to accomplish successfully, bring to a successful issue , (Plato Philosophus): —;Pass. to succeed, prosper , (Herdotus Historicus); δρᾶν κατώρθωσαι thou hast rightly purposed to do, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3. intransitive as in Pass. to go on prosperously, succeed , (Thucydides); τὸ κατορθοῦν success , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)