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

  • οὐκ ἐὰν ὀρθῶσ προσενέγκῃσ, ὀρθῶσ δὲ μὴ διέλῃσ, ἥμαρτεσ̣ ἡσύχασον. πρὸσ σὲ ἡ ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ σὺ ἄρξεισ αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 4:7)
  • καὶ εἶδεν ὁ ἀρχισιτοποιόσ, ὅτι ὀρθῶσ συνέκρινε, καὶ εἶπε τῷ Ἰωσήφ. κἀγὼ εἶδον ἐνύπνιον καὶ ᾤμην τρία κανᾶ χονδριτῶν αἴρειν ἐπὶ τῆσ κεφαλῆσ μου. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 40:16)
  • εἶπε δὲ ὁ γαμβρὸσ Μωυσῆ πρὸσ αὐτόν. οὐκ ὀρθῶσ σὺ ποιεῖσ τὸ ρῆμα τοῦτο. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 18:17)
  • ὀρθῶσ θυγατέρεσ Σαλπαὰδ λελαλήκασι. δόμα δώσεισ αὐταῖσ κατάσχεσιν κληρονομίασ ἐν μέσῳ ἀδελφῶν πατρὸσ αὐτῶν καὶ περιθήσεισ τὸν κλῆρον τοῦ πατρὸσ αὐτῶν αὐταῖσ. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 27:6)

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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