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ὀρθός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀρθός ὀρθή ὀρθόν

Structure: ὀρθ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. straight, upright, erect
  2. straight forward, in a straight line
  3. unharmed, safe
  4. prosperous
  5. attentive, expecting
  6. right, just, righteous, upright
  7. true, genuine, exact
  8. decent
  9. (geometry) right angle
  10. (grammar) nominative

Examples

  • οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ὀρθὰ βλεπέτωσαν, τὰ δὲ βλέφαρά σου νευέτω δίκαια. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 4:24)
  • εἰσακούσατέ μου, σεμνὰ γὰρ ἐρῶ καὶ ἀνοίσω ἀπὸ χειλέων ὀρθά. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 8:6)
  • πάντα ἐνώπια τοῖσ συνιοῦσι καὶ ὀρθὰ τοῖσ εὑρίσκουσι γνῶσιν. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 8:9)
  • πρὸσ τοὺσ σκολιοὺσ σκολιὰσ ὁδοὺσ ἀποστέλλει ὁ Θεόσ, ἁγνὰ γὰρ καὶ ὀρθὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 21:7)
  • καὶ ἐνδιατρίψει λόγοισ τὰ σὰ χείλη πρὸσ τὰ ἐμὰ χείλη, ἐὰν ὀρθὰ ὦσι. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 23:16)

Synonyms

  1. straight

  2. straight forward

  3. unharmed

  4. prosperous

  5. attentive

  6. right

  7. true

  8. right angle

  9. nominative

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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