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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

  • καὶ ἐν τῷ λῦσαι τὸν νόμον πάντεσ ὀρθοὶ ἔστησαν. καὶ εὐλόγησεν Ἔσδρασ τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ Ὑψίστῳ Θεῷ Σαβαὼθ παντοκράτορι, (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 9:46)
  • διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριοσ. ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ λογίζομαι ἐπὶ τὴν φυλὴν ταύτην κακά, ἐξ ὧν οὐ μὴ ἄρητε τοὺσ τραχήλουσ ὑμῶν καὶ οὐ μὴ πορευθῆτε ὀρθοὶ ἐξαίφνησ, ὅτι καιρὸσ πονηρόσ ἐστιν. (Septuagint, Prophetia Michaeae 2:3)
  • ὁ λέγων. οἶκοσ Ἰακὼβ παρώργισε πνεῦμα Κυρίου. οὐ ταῦτα τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ ἐστιν̣ οὐχ οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ εἰσι καλοὶ μετ̓ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὀρθοὶ πεπόρευνται̣ (Septuagint, Prophetia Michaeae 2:7)
  • εὖ ἔρδοντα δὲ καὶ θεὸσ ὀ[ρθοῖ. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 14 3:2)
  • "ἢν δὲ ὀρθοὶ ἑστήκωσιν ὑπὸ τῆσ αἰσχύνησ ἤδη πρὸσ τὴν ἔξοδον ἕτοιμοι, καθέζεσθαι κέλευε, καὶ ὅλωσ τυραννὶσ τὸ πρᾶγμα ἔστω. (Lucian, Rhetorum praeceptor, (no name) 13:39)

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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