adverb
orthōs
Greekὀρθῶς (orthōs)
Strong’sG3723
rightly
stem orthō-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὀρθῶς
adv.(< ἀρθός),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3723 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidor-thoce'
in a straight manner, i.e. (figuratively) correctly (also morally)
Fromadverb from G3717;
King Jamesplain, right(-ly).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
orthōs2×
Mark 7:35“plainly”kai anoigila autou tais akoais, kai luita tos desmos tau glōssau autou, kai lalate orthōs;Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
Luke 20:21“rightly”kai eperōtala auton legarōtois; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti orthōs legasō kai didaskasō kai ouk lambasō prosōpem, alla epi alētheiau tan hodan tou theou didaskasō;“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
Orthōs2×
Luke 7:43“correctly”apokriniratos Simōnos legata; Hupolambamō hoti ho tem polloterem charizeta. tos de legata auto; Orthōs krinasa.“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
Luke 10:28“correctly”legata de auto; Orthōs apokrinisa; houtem poiasōr kai zōesi.“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”