What does εὐθύς · ὁδός mean in the Bible?
εὐθύς · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "Straight ways".
Greek · G2117, G3598
εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν
Straight · road
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εὐθύςG2117Straight
Pronunciationeuthýs
Straight path or immediate action; morally denotes righteousness or directness of heart and intention.
Open lexicon entry →ὁδόςG3598road
Pronunciationhodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
Open lexicon entry →What does εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν (eutheian hodon) mean in the Bible?
εὐθύς · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "Straight ways".
Full entry for εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν (G2117, G3598) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2117, G3598?
G2117, G3598 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Straight ways
Source Gloss
Straight ways
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms59Case patternNominative (52)Number patternSingular (55)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 3:16 · Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:21 · Matt 14:27 · Matt 21:3 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 1:18 · Mark 1:20 · Mark 1:21 · Mark 1:23 · Mark 1:28 · Mark 1:29 · Mark 1:30 · Mark 1:42 · Mark 1:4351×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineActs 8:211×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 3:3 · Mark 1:3 · Luke 3:4 · Acts 13:104×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 3:5 · Acts 9:11 · 2 Pet 2:153×
Word Origins
εὐθεῖαν ὁδόν is built from these roots: