verb

kateuthunamō

Greekκατευθύνω (kateuthunō)

Strong’sG2720

I make straight, direct

stem kateuthun-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

direct2×guide1×

What it means

κατ-ευθύνω,

[in LXX for כּוּן ni., hi., etc.;]

to make or keep straight, direct, guide: metaph., τ. ὁδόν, I Th 3:11; τ. πόδας εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης, Lk 1:79; τ. καρδίας εἰς τ. ἀγάπην, II Th 3:5.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2720 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-yoo-thoo'-no

to straighten fully, i.e. (figuratively) direct

Fromfrom G2596 and G2116;

King Jamesguide, direct.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
kateuthunatoiaκατευθύναι	happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular	direct	2×
kateuthunaraκατευθῦναι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	guide	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	kateuthunamō	kateuthuname	kateuthunami	kateuthunama	kateuthunamē	kateuthunamelē
you 2nd person singular	kateuthunasō	kateuthunase	kateuthunasi	kateuthunasa	kateuthunasē	kateuthunaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kateuthunatō	kateuthunate	kateuthunati	kateuthunata	kateuthunatē	kateuthunatelē
we 1st person plural	kateuthunanō	kateuthunane	kateuthunani	kateuthunana	kateuthunanē	kateuthunanelē
ye 2nd person plural	kateuthunavō	kateuthunave	kateuthunavi	kateuthunava	kateuthunavē	kateuthunavelē
they 3rd person plural	kateuthunalō	kateuthunale	kateuthunali	kateuthunala	kateuthunalē	kateuthunalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	kateuthunameiō	kateuthunameia	kateuthunameiē
you 2nd person singular	kateuthunaseiō	kateuthunaseia	kateuthunaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kateuthunateiō	kateuthunateia	kateuthunateiē
we 1st person plural	kateuthunaneiō	kateuthunaneia	kateuthunaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	kateuthunaveiō	kateuthunaveia	kateuthunaveiē
they 3rd person plural	kateuthunaleiō	kateuthunaleia	kateuthunaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	kateuthunasōr	kateuthunasar	kateuthunasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kateuthunatōr	kateuthunatar	kateuthunatēr
ye 2nd person plural	kateuthunavōr	kateuthunavar	kateuthunavēr
they 3rd person plural	kateuthunalōr	kateuthunalar	kateuthunalēr

Wishes — optative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	kateuthunamoiō	kateuthunamoia
you 2nd person singular	kateuthunasoiō	kateuthunasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kateuthunatoiō	kateuthunatoia2×κατευθύναι
we 1st person plural	kateuthunanoiō	kateuthunanoia
ye 2nd person plural	kateuthunavoiō	kateuthunavoia
they 3rd person plural	kateuthunaloiō	kateuthunaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kateuthunarō	kateuthunari	kateuthunara1×κατευθῦναι	kateuthunarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kateuthunarōtos	kateuthunaritos	kateuthunaratos	kateuthunarētos

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

kateuthunstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

kateuthun 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

kateuthunatoia“direct”happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular2×

1 Thessalonians 3:11“direct”Autos de tos theos kai patēros nu kai tos kurios nu Iēsus kateuthunatoia tan hodan nu pros vin;Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

2 Thessalonians 3:5“direct”tos de kurios kateuthunatoia vu tain kardiain eis tan agapan tou theou kai eis tan hupomonan tou Christou.May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

kateuthunara“guide”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Luke 1:79“guide”epifainara toi en skote kai skia thanatou katherōtoi, teu kateuthunara toin podoin nu eis hodan eirēnau.to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”