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εὐθύς

Straight

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εὐθύς G2117
Pronunciation euthýs

What does εὐθύς (euthýs) mean in the Bible?

εὐθύς (euthýs) is a Greek word meaning "Straight". εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁר ;] __1.

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Meaning

Straight
Extended definition

Straight path or immediate action; morally denotes righteousness or directness of heart and intention.

1straight, direct: τρίβοι, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4" (LXX) ; εἰς εὐθειας, (sc. ὁδούς), Luk.3:5; εὐ. ὐδός, figuratively, Act.13:10, 2Pe.2:15; as (Proper name) of a street, Act.9:11.
2In moral sense, straightforward, right: καρδία, Act.8:21 (cf. Psa.7:11 32:11, al.). εὐθύς, adv., [in LXX (more frequently than εὐθέως) chiefly for יָשַׁר ;] = εὐθέως, straightway, directly: Mat.3:16 13:20-21 14:27 21:2-3 26:74, Luk.6:49, Jhn.13:30, 32 19:34, Act.10:16, 42 times in Mk.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 1:43 51×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 8:21 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 3:3 · Mark 1:3 · Luke 3:4 · Acts 13:10 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 3:5 · Acts 9:11 · 2 Pet 2:15 3×
59 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Isaiah 26:7-11 straight euthýs
The path of the righteous is level and direct, morally upright
Proverbs 11:3 integrity euthýs
Straightforward conduct guides the upright, contrasted with crooked ways
Proverbs 16:17 highway euthýs
The highway of the upright is straight, avoiding evil and wickedness
Proverbs 21:8 way euthýs
The guilty's crooked conduct contrasted with the pure person's straight way
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

εὐθύς · ἐπιγινώσκω G2117, G1921
immediately perceiving or knowing fully
εὐθύς · ποιέω G2117, G4160
make straight
ὁδός · εὐθύς G3598, G2117
Straight ways
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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