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To guide

κατευθύνωStrong’s G2720

kateuthunō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kateuthunō is the Greek word usually translated “would direct” and “direct”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.”
2 Thessalonians 3:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “would direct” and “direct”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • would direct 2
  • to direct 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1
  • 1 Thessalonians 1
  • 2 Thessalonians 1

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

κατευθύνω kateuthunō · to guide

κατ-ευθύνω [in LXX for כּוּן ni., hi., etc. ;] to make or keep straight, direct, guide: metaphorically, τ. ὁδόν, 1Th.3:11; τ. πόδας εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης, Luk.1:79; τ. καρδίας εἰς τ. ἀγάπην, 2Th.3:5.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “guide” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

GUIDE, verb transitive

gide.

  1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; as, to guide an enemy or a traveler, who is not acquainted with the road or course.“The meek will he guide in judgment” Psalms 25:9
  2. To direct; to order.“He will guide his affairs with discretion.” Psalms 112:5
  3. To influence; to give direction to.
  4. To instruct and direct.
All definitions and other forms of “guide”
  1. To direct; to regulate and manage; to superintend.“I will that the younger women marry, bear children, and guide the house” 1 Timothy 5:14

GUIDE, noun

  1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course; a conductor.
  2. One who directs another in his conduct or course of life.
  3. A director; a regulator; that which leads or conducts.

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.