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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

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ὀρθός ὀρθή ὀρθόν
Genitive ὀρθοῦ ὀρθῆς ὀρθοῦ
Dative ὀρθῷ ὀρθῇ ὀρθῷ
Accusative ὀρθόν ὀρθήν ὀρθόν
Vocative ὀρθέ ὀρθή ὀρθόν
DualN/A/V ὀρθώ ὀρθᾱ́ ὀρθώ
G/D ὀρθοῖν ὀρθαῖν ὀρθοῖν
PluralNominative ὀρθοί ὀρθαί ὀρθά
Genitive ὀρθῶν ὀρθῶν ὀρθῶν
Dative ὀρθοῖς ὀρθαῖς ὀρθοῖς
Accusative ὀρθούς ὀρθᾱ́ς ὀρθά
Vocative ὀρθοί ὀρθαί ὀρθά
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ὀρθός ὀρθοῦ ὀρθότερος ὀρθοτεροῦ ὀρθότατος ὀρθοτατοῦ
Adverb ὀρθώς ὀρθότερον ὀρθότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • διὰ τὸ εἴ ποτε ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν πέσῃ, μὴ δι’ αὐτῶν ἀνίστασθαι. μήτε ἐάν τισ αὐτὸ ὀρθὸν στήσῃ, δι’ ἑαυτοῦ κινηθήσεται, μήτε ἐὰν κλιθῇ, οὐ μὴ ὀρθωθῇ, ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ νεκροῖσ τὰ δῶρα αὐτοῖσ παρατίθεται. (Septuagint, Litterae Ieremiae 1:27)
  • καὶ τὰ πλευρὰ κατετιτρώσκετο, καὶ πίπτων εἰσ τὸ ἔδαφοσ ἀπὸ τοῦ μηκέτι φέρειν τὸ σῶμα τὰσ ἀλγηδόνασ, ὀρθὸν εἶχε καὶ ἀκλινῆ τὸν λογισμόν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 6:7)
  • οὐδέπω δὲ τοῦτό μοι ἱκανόν, ἢν μὴ εἰδῇσ τὴν ἀρετὴν καὶ κακίαν ἑκάστου τῶν ἐγγεγραμμένων καὶ συνίῃσ ὅστισ μὲν ὁ νοῦσ σύμπασιν, τίσ δὲ ἡ τάξισ τῶν ὀνομάτων, ὅσα τε πρὸσ τὸν ὀρθὸν κανόνα τῷ συγγραφεῖ ἀπηκρίβωται καὶ ὅσα κίβδηλα καὶ νόθα καὶ παρακεκομμένα. (Lucian, Adversus indoctum et libros multos ementem, (no name) 2:3)
  • τάχα δ̓ ἄν τινα ἐκπλήξειε τῆσ κατ̓ ὀρθὸν λογισμὸν καὶ στρατιωτῶν πλῆθοσ, ὧν οἱ μὲν προωθοῦντεσ, οἱ δὲ ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆσ προσαγορεύσεωσ μὴ μένοντεσ. (Lucian, Pro lapsu inter salutandum 29:2)
  • τὸν μὲν ἄρ’ ἐξενάριξε βίη Ἡρακληείη βουσὶ παρ’ εἰλιπόδεσσι περιρρύτῳ εἰν Ἐρυθείῃ ἤματι τῷ ὅτε περ βοῦσ ἤλασεν εὐρυμετώπουσ Τίρυνθ’ εἰσ ἱερὴν διαβὰσ πόρον Ὠκεανοῖο Ὄρθον τε κτείνασ καὶ βουκόλον Εὐρυτίωνα σταθμῷ ἐν ἠερόεντι πέρην κλυτοῦ Ὠκεανοῖο. (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 29:9)

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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