Straight
εὐθύςStrong’s G2117euthus
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Euthus is the Greek word usually translated “straight”, “right” and “upright”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;”
Meaning
Usually translated “straight”, “right” and “upright”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- straight 6
- right 1
- upright 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- 2 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Luke 3:5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
- Acts 8:21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
- Acts 9:11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Greek dictionary
εὐθύς euthus · Straight
εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁר ;] 1. straight, 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. 2. In 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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “straight” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRAIGHT, adjective
[Latin, formed from the root of reach, stretch, right. It is customary to write straight for direct or right, and strait, for narrow, but this is a practice wholly arbitrary, both being the same word. Strait we use in the sense in which it is used in the south of Europe. Both sense proceed from stretching, straining.]
- Right, in a mathematical sense; direct; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; not deviating or crooked; as a straight line; a straight course; a straight piece of timber.
- Narrow; close; tight; as a straight garment. [See strait, as it is generally written.]
- Upright; according with justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness.
All definitions and other forms of “straight”
STRAIGHT, adverb
Immediately; directly; in the shortest time.
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.