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ὀρθός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀρθός ὀρθή ὀρθόν

Structure: ὀρθ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

straight, upright, erect
straight forward, in a straight line
unharmed, safe
prosperous
attentive, expecting
right, just, righteous, upright
true, genuine, exact
decent
(geometry) right angle
(grammar) nominative

Declension

First/Second declension

		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	ὀρθός	ὀρθή	ὀρθόν
	Genitive	ὀρθοῦ	ὀρθῆς	ὀρθοῦ
	Dative	ὀρθῷ	ὀρθῇ	ὀρθῷ
	Accusative	ὀρθόν	ὀρθήν	ὀρθόν
	Vocative	ὀρθέ	ὀρθή	ὀρθόν
Dual	N/A/V	ὀρθώ	ὀρθᾱ́	ὀρθώ
Dual	G/D	ὀρθοῖν	ὀρθαῖν	ὀρθοῖν
Plural	Nominative	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

καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺσ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ εἶπεν. ἱκανούσθω. μὴ καυχάσθω ὁ κυρτὸσ ὡσ ὁ ὀρθόσ. (Septuagint, Liber I Regum 21:11)
ἔγωγ̓ οὖν ὁπότε καὶ αὐτὸσ ἐνενόουν τὰ ὅμοια περὶ τῶν ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ ἐζήτουν ὅπωσ ἂν τάχιστα γνωσθείην πᾶσι, τῷ Τιμοθέου λόγῳ ἑπόμενοσ ἐσκοπούμην ὅστισ ὁ ἄριστοσ εἰή τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ ὅτῳ πιστεύσουσιν οἱ ἄλλοι καὶ ὃσ ἀντὶ πάντων ἀρκέσειεν ἄν οὕτω δὲ ἄρα σὺ ἔμελλεσ ἡμῖν φαίνεσθαι τῷ δικαίῳ λόγῳ, ὅ τι περ τὸ κεφάλαιον ἀρετῆσ ἁπάσησ, ὁ γνώμων, φασί, καὶ ὁ ὀρθὸσ κανὼν τῶν τοιούτων. (Lucian, Harmonides 7:2)
ὀρθὸσ δ’ ἀνᾴσσω χειρὶ σὺν κενῇ δορόσ. (Euripides, Rhesus, episode, iambic 2:8)
μηδ’ ἄντ’ ἠελίου τετραμμένοσ ὀρθὸσ ὀμιχεῖν· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 83:1)
σὺ δ’ ἄθλιοσ τὰ μὲν παραδραμών, τὰ δὲ βάδην ἄναντα πολλὰ καὶ κάταντα ‐ τοιαύτη γάρ, ὡσ οἶσθα, ἡ πόλισ ‐ περιελθὼν ἵδρωκάσ τε καὶ πνευστιᾷσ, κἀκείνου ἔνδον τινὶ τῶν φίλων πρὸσ ὃν ἦλθεν διαλεγομένου, μηδὲ ὅπου καθίζῃσ ἔχων ὀρθὸσ ὑπ’ ἀπορίασ ἀναγιγνώσκεισ τὸ βιβλίον προχειρισάμενοσ. (Lucian, De mercede, (no name) 25:12)

Synonyms

straight
- σταδαῖος (standing erect or upright, close fight)
straight forward
- εὐθύς (, a straight line)
- ἀμεταστρεπτί (without turning, straight forward)
unharmed
- Ἄθῳος (unharmed by)
- ἀπήμων (unharmed, unhurt, a safe)
prosperous
- εὔανδρος (prosperous to men)
- εὔποτμος (happy, prosperous)
- οὔριος (prosperous, successful)
- εὔολβος (wealthy, prosperous)
attentive
- ἐπακουός (attentive to)
- προσεκτικός (attentive)
- προσδοκητός (expected)
right
- ἔνδικος (righteous, just, upright)
true
- χάος (Alternative spelling of χάϊος ‎ "genuine, true")
- ἀληθινος ( real and true, genuine)
- ἐτήτυμος (true, genuine, real)
- χάϊος (genuine, true, good)
- ἐτεός (true, real, genuine)
right angle
- ἐγγώνιος (forming an angle, a right angle, square)
- ἐνδέξιος (on the right)
- δεξιός (right .)
nominative
- εὐθύς (the nominative case)

ὀρθότης (upright posture)
ἀσύμφορος (inconvenient)
ποτέος (drinkable)
ἀπαλλακτέος (one must release from)
δύσπειστος ()
ἀποκνητέος ()
ἐξαμαρτάνω (to err from the mark)
ὁμολόγημα (that which is agreed upon)
ἀσκητέος (to be practised)
μεταδοτέος (one must give a share)
κερκίς (the rod or comb)
νομοθετητέος (to be settled by law)
ἀποστατέω (to stand aloof from)
ἀποστατέος (one must stand off from or give up)
ἄρνησις (denial)
ἀφεκτέος (one must abstain from)
εἰκασμός (a conjecturing)
πάγιος (solid)
ἐπιτρεπτέος (one must permit)
οἰστέος (to be borne)
ὁριστέος (one must determine)
ἀναγώνιστος (without conflict)
Ἀσκληπιάδαι (physicians)
πειστέος (one must persuade)
ἀπεικάζω (to form from a model)
διωκτέος (to be pursued)
κολαστέος (to be chastised)
παρασκευαστέος (one must prepare or provide)
λυσιτελούντως (usefully)
βουλευτέος (one must take counsel)

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ὀρθός

Sense

Declension

Examples

Synonyms

straight

straight forward

unharmed

prosperous

attentive

right

true

right angle

nominative

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ὀρθός

Sense

Declension

Examples

Synonyms

straight

straight forward

unharmed

prosperous

attentive

right

true

right angle

nominative

Related

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