noun · feminine
diorthōsias
Greekδιόρθωσις (diorthōsis)
Strong’sG1357
improvement, reformation
stem diorthōsi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* διόρθωσις, -εως, ἡ (v. supr.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1357 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-or'-tho-sis
rectification, i.e. (specially) the Messianic restauration
Fromfrom a compound of G1223 and a derivative of G3717, meaning to straighten thoroughly;
King Jamesreformation.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | diorthōsias | diorthōsiais |
| object accusative | diorthōsian | diorthōsiain |
| direct address vocative | diorthōsiar | diorthōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | diorthōsiau1×διορθώσεως | diorthōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | diorthōsia | diorthōsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
diorthōsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
diorthōsiau“reformation”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 9:10“reformation”monem epi brōmei kai pomei kai diaforoi baptismoi, dikaiōmeim sarxau mechris kairou diorthōsiau epikeierōteim.They consist only in food and drink and special washings — external regulations imposed until the time of reform.