Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

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

  • ὁδοὶ ἀφρόνων ὀρθαὶ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν, εἰσακούει δὲ συμβουλίασ σοφόσ. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 12:17)
  • εἰσὶν ὁδοὶ δοκοῦσαι εἶναι ὀρθαὶ ἀνδρί, τὰ μέντοι τελευταῖα αὐτῶν βλέπει εἰσ πυθμένα ᾅδου. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 16:21)
  • τὴν περιέσσασθαι, ἵνα τοι τρίχεσ ἀτρεμέωσι, μηδ’ ὀρθαὶ φρίσσωσιν ἀειρόμεναι κατὰ σῶμα. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 61:3)
  • αἳ δ’ ἀποβαλοῦσαι θαλερὸν ὀμμάτων ὕπνον ἀνῇξαν ὀρθαί, θαῦμ’ ἰδεῖν εὐκοσμίασ, νέαι παλαιαὶ παρθένοι τ’ ἔτ’ ἄζυγεσ. (Euripides, episode, trochees 4:2)
  • αἳ δ’ ὠσὶν ἠχὴν οὐ σαφῶσ δεδεγμέναι ἔστησαν ὀρθαὶ καὶ διήνεγκαν κόρασ. (Euripides, episode, lyric 5:2)

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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