Reformation
διόρθωσιςStrong’s G1357diorthōsis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diorthōsis is the Greek word usually translated “excellent reforms” and “reformation”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,”
Meaning
Usually translated “excellent reforms” and “reformation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- excellent reforms 1
- of reformation 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διόρθωσις diorthōsis · reformation
διόρθωσις, -εως, ἡ (see supr.), 1. a making straight. 2. a reforming, reformation (used in late writers of laws, etc.): Heb.9:10 (Cremer, 807).† διόρθωμα, -τος, τό (διορθόω, to make straight, set right), a correction, reform: Act.24:3.† διόρθωσις, -εως, ἡ (see supr.), 1. a making straight. 2. a reforming, reformation (used in late writers of laws, etc.): Heb.9:10 (Cremer, 807).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reformation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REF'ORMATION, noun
- The act of reforming; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of any thing vicious or corrupt; as the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses.
- By way of eminence, the change of religion from the corruptions of popery to its primitive purity, begun by Luther, adjective D. 1517.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.