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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3717. ὀρθός (orthos) -- Straight, upright, correct</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3717.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/1-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3717.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3717</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3716.htm" title="3716">◄</a> 3717. orthos <a href="../greek/3718.htm" title="3718">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">orthos: Straight, upright, correct</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὀρθός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>orthos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>or-thos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(or-thos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Straight, upright, correct<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>upright, straight, direct.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the base of ὀρθόω (orthóō), meaning "to make straight" or "to set upright."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H3477 יָשָׁר (yashar) – meaning straight, right, or upright.<p> - H4339 מֵישָׁר (meyshar) – meaning evenness, uprightness, or equity.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "orthos" primarily means "straight" or "upright" and is used to describe something that is correct, true, or in proper alignment. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of moral or doctrinal correctness, as well as physical straightness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of "orthos" was significant in various fields, including philosophy, medicine, and geometry. It denoted correctness, precision, and alignment with truth or natural order. In the context of the New Testament, "orthos" reflects the Jewish and early Christian emphasis on living a life aligned with God's commandments and truth.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3717</b> <i>orthós</i> – properly, straight (upright); (figuratively) morally-right; <i>straight</i> ("upright"); virtuous because <i>straight</i>forward (morally acceptable). See Heb 12:13.</p><p class="discovery">["In earlier Greek, <i>orthos</i> meant 'straight up and down' while <i>eythos</i> meant 'straight on the horizontal plane' " (<i>L & N</i>, p 703, fn 8).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>straight, upright<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>straight (1), upright (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3717: ὀρθός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὀρθός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀρθή</span>, <span class="greek2">ὀρθόν</span> (<span class="greek2">ὈΡΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὄρνυμι</span> (to stir up, set in motion; according to others, from the root, to lift up; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Fick</span> iii., p. 775; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 928; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, p. 348)), <span class="accented">straight, erect</span>; i. e. <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">upright</span>: <span class="greek2">ἀνάστηθι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/14-10.htm">Acts 14:10</a>; so with <span class="greek2">στῆναι</span> in 1 Esdr. 9:46, and in Greek writings, especially <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> b. opposed to <span class="greek2">σκολιός</span>, <span class="accented">straight</span> i. e. not crooked: <span class="greek2">τροχιαί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-13.htm">Hebrews 12:13</a> (for <span class="hebrew">יָשָׁר</span>, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-15.htm">Proverbs 12:15</a> etc.; (<span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Theognis</span>, others)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>straight, upright. <p>Probably from the base of <a href="/greek/3735.htm">oros</a>; right (as rising), i.e. (perpendicularly) erect (figuratively, honest), or (horizontally) level or direct -- straight, upright. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3735.htm">oros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ορθά ορθαί ορθαίς ορθας ορθάς ὀρθὰς ορθή ορθοί ορθος ορθός ὀρθός ορθούς ορθών orthas orthàs orthos orthós<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/14-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 14:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόδας σου <b>ὀρθός</b> καὶ ἥλατο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Stand <span class="itali">upright</span> on your feet.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> voice, Stand <span class="itali">upright</span> on thy<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/14-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> feet of you <span class="itali">upright</span> And he sprang up<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural">Adj-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τροχιὰς <b>ὀρθὰς</b> ποιεῖτε τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and make <span class="itali">straight</span> paths for your feet,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And make <span class="itali">straight</span> paths for your<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and paths <span class="itali">straight</span> make for the<p><b><a href="/greek/3717.htm">Strong's Greek 3717</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3717.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/orthas_3717.htm">ὀρθὰς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/orthos_3717.htm">ὀρθός — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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