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εὐθύνω euthunō · G2116

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to straighten

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

εὐθῡν-ω, ; (εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a frequently variant, as in []: — guide straight, direct, οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων []; [ἅρματα] []; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, []the helmsman, []; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, []; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, []; 2 metaphorically, direct, govern, Κύρου δὲ παῖς.. ηὔθυνε στρατόν []; 3 make straight, straighten, opposed to κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας []:— passive, []; II make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements …

Where it's used 2 times

John 1:23 · James 3:4

Source: TBESG G2116; TFLSJ G2116

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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