verb
euthunamō
Strong’sG2116
I make straight, guide, steer
stem euthun-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
εὐθύνω
(< εὐθύς), [in LXX: Nu 22:23, Jos 24:23 (נָטָה hi.), Jg 14:7, I Ki 18:20, 26 (יָשַׁר) Pr 20:24, Si 2:2, 6, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2116 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-thoo'-no
to straighten (level); technically, to steer
Fromfrom G2117;
King Jamesgovernor, make straight.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a frequently variant, as in Refs 4th c.BC+: — guide straight, direct, οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων Refs 5th c.BC+; [ἅρματα] Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, Refs 5th c.BC+the helmsman, NT; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, direct, govern, Κύρου δὲ παῖς.. ηὔθυνε στρατόν Refs 5th c.BC+
3 make straight, straighten, opposed to κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας Refs 4th c.BC+:— passive, Refs
II make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements straight, Refs 6th c.BC+; εὐ. οὖρον send a straight fair wind, Refs 5th c.BC+
III examine the conduct of an official, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, with genitive, - όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας Refs
III.2 with genitive criminis, call to account for.., τινα κλοπῆς Refs 1st c.AD+ —passive, τῶν ἀδικημάτων ηὐθύνθη Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ -όμενοι the culprits, Mitteis Refs 2nd c.BC+: with dative, εὐ. φόνῳ Refs 2nd c.BC+; to be mulcted, punished, ἐπί τινι Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.3 generally, refute or censure, τοὺς λόγους τινός Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, to be refuted, δι᾽ αὐτῶν τῶν φαινομένων Refs 1st c.BC+; but also, to be critically examined, Refs
III.4 examine by torture, Refs 6th c.AD+
IV intransitive, serve as εὔθυνος, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| euthunavarΕὐθύνατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | make straight | 1× |
| euthunarōntouεὐθύνοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | pilot | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euthunamō | euthuname | euthunami | euthunama | euthunamē | euthunamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | euthunasō | euthunase | euthunasi | euthunasa | euthunasē | euthunaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthunatō | euthunate | euthunati | euthunata | euthunatē | euthunatelē |
| we 1st person plural | euthunanō | euthunane | euthunani | euthunana | euthunanē | euthunanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthunavō | euthunave | euthunavi | euthunava | euthunavē | euthunavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | euthunalō | euthunale | euthunali | euthunala | euthunalē | euthunalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euthunameiō | euthunameia | euthunameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | euthunaseiō | euthunaseia | euthunaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthunateiō | euthunateia | euthunateiē |
| we 1st person plural | euthunaneiō | euthunaneia | euthunaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthunaveiō | euthunaveia | euthunaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | euthunaleiō | euthunaleia | euthunaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euthunasōr | euthunasar | euthunasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthunatōr | euthunatar | euthunatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthunavōr | euthunavar1×Εὐθύνατε | euthunavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | euthunalōr | euthunalar | euthunalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euthunamoiō | euthunamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | euthunasoiō | euthunasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euthunatoiō | euthunatoia |
| we 1st person plural | euthunanoiō | euthunanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | euthunavoiō | euthunavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | euthunaloiō | euthunaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | euthunarō | euthunari | euthunara | euthunarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | euthunarōntos1× | euthunarintos | euthunarantos | euthunarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
euthun 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
euthunavar“make straight”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
John 1:23… Mis fōnas boarōntou en ta erēma; Euthunavar tan hodan kuriou, kathōs legata Ēsaios …… of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
euthunarōntou“pilot”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
James 3:4… elachisteu pēdalieu hopou tas hormas tou euthunarōntou boulotō;… a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.