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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: 3718. ὀρθοτομέω (orthotomeó) -- To rightly divide, to cut straight</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3718.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/ephesians/5-4.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/3718.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> > 3718</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/3717.htm" title="3717">◄</a> 3718. orthotomeó <a href="../greek/3719.htm" title="3719">►</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">orthotomeó: To rightly divide, to cut straight</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὀρθοτομέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>orthotomeó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>or-tho-to-MEH-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(or-thot-om-eh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To rightly divide, to cut straight<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I cut straight; met: I handle correctly, teach rightly.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words ὀρθός (orthos, meaning "straight") and τέμνω (temnō, meaning "to cut").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "orthotomeó," the concept of accurately handling or dividing the word of truth can be related to Hebrew terms that emphasize teaching and understanding, such as בִּין (bin, Strong's H995, meaning "to discern" or "to understand") and יָשָׁר (yashar, Strong's H3474, meaning "to be straight" or "upright").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "orthotomeó" is used in the New Testament to convey the idea of accurately handling or correctly interpreting something, particularly the word of truth. It implies a precise and careful approach to teaching and understanding Scripture, ensuring that the message is conveyed without distortion or error.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of cutting straight was often associated with craftsmanship, such as a stonemason cutting stones or a farmer plowing a straight furrow. This imagery would have resonated with early Christian audiences, emphasizing the importance of precision and integrity in teaching and interpreting the Scriptures. The term suggests a responsibility to maintain the purity and accuracy of the Gospel message amidst various false teachings and interpretations that were prevalent in the early church.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3718</b> <i>orthotoméō</i>(from <i>temnō</i>, "to cut" and <a href="/greek/3717.htm">3717</a> <i>/orthós</i>, "straight") – properly, <i>cut straight</i> (on a straight line), i.e. "rightly <i>divide</i>" (correctly <i>apportion</i>). </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>from <a href="/greek/3717.htm">orthos</a> and temnó (to cut)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cut straight<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>accurately handling (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 3718: ὀρθοτομέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὀρθοτομέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀρθοτόμω</span>; (<span class="greek2">ὀρθοτομος</span> cutting straight, and this from <span class="greek2">ὀρθός</span> and <span class="greek2">τέμνω</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to cut straight</span>: <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ὁδούς</span>, to cut straight ways, i. e. to proceed by straight paths, hold a straight course, equivalent to to do right (for <span class="hebrew">יִשֵּׁר</span>), <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/3-6.htm">Proverbs 3:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-5.htm">Proverbs 11:5</a> (viam secare, <span class="abbreviation">Vergil</span> Aen. 6, 899). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> dropping the idea of cutting, <span class="accented">to make straight and smooth</span>; <span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">recte</span><span class="latin">tracto</span>, <span class="accented">to handle aright</span>: <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">λόγον</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀληθείας</span>, i. e. to teach the truth correctly and directly, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-15.htm">2 Timothy 2:15</a>; <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀληθῆ</span> <span class="greek2">λόγον</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Eustathius</span>, opuscc., p. 115, 41. (Not found elsewhere (except in ecclesiastical writings (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 26); e. g. constt. apost. 7, 31 <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τῷ</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κυρίου</span> <span class="greek2">δόγμασιν</span>; cf. Suicer ii. 508f). Cf. <span class="greek2">καινοτομέω</span>, <span class="accented">to cut new veins</span> in mining; dropping the notion of cutting, <span class="accented">to make something new, introduce new things, make innovations or changes,</span> etc.)<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>rightly divide. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/3717.htm">orthos</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomoteros</a>, to make a straight cut, i.e. (figuratively) to dissect (expound) correctly (the divine message) -- rightly divide. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3717.htm">orthos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5114.htm">tomoteros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ορθοτομει ορθοτομή ορθοτομουντα ορθοτομούντα ὀρθοτομοῦντα ορθωθήσεται ωρθώθη ωρθώμενος ώρθωται orthotomounta orthotomoûnta<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/2_timothy/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον <b>ὀρθοτομοῦντα</b> τὸν λόγον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who does not need to be ashamed, <span class="itali">accurately handling</span> the word<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that needeth not to be ashamed, <span class="itali">rightly dividing</span> the word<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a workman not ashamed <span class="itali">straightly cutting</span> the word<p><b><a href="/greek/3718.htm">Strong's Greek 3718</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3718.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/orthotomounta_3718.htm">ὀρθοτομοῦντα — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3717.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3717"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3717" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3719.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3719"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3719" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>