verb
kateuthunamō
Strong’sG2720
I make straight, direct
stem kateuthun-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 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.
κατ-ευθύνω,
[in LXX for כּוּן ni., hi., etc.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry imperfect κατευθύνεσκον Refs:—make or keep straight, τὴν πτῆσιν Refs 4th c.BC+; βιοτῆς οἴακα κατευθύνεσκες ἐν οἴκῳ “IGRom.” [same place]:—passive, αἱ περιφοραὶ κατευθυνόμεναι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 guide, direct, τὰς φύσεις Refs; τινὰ εἰς τὸν αὑτοῦ δρόμονRefs 4th c.BC+; [ναῦν] Refs; κ. τὰς πράξεις ὁ θεόςRefs 1st c.AD+
3 κ. τινός demand an account from one, condemn, Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, make straight towards, κατεύθυναν αἱ βόες ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰς ὁδὸν Βαιθσάμυς LXX+1st c.AD+
II.2 prosper, LXX: with genitive, succeed in doing.., οὐ κατεύθυνε τοῦ λαλῆσαι οὕτωςLXX
II.3 οἱ -ευθύνοντες the righteous,LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | kateuthunarōntos | kateuthunarintos | kateuthunarantos | kateuthunarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
kateuthunatoia“direct”happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular2×
1 Thessalonians 3:11… nu kai tos kurios nu Iēsus kateuthunatoia tan hodan nu pros vin;… Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
2 Thessalonians 3:5tos de kurios kateuthunatoia vu tain kardiain eis tan agapan …May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and …
kateuthunara“guide”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 1:79… skote kai skia thanatou kathorōntoi, teu kateuthunara toin podoin nu eis hodan eirēnau.… in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of …