Strong's Concordance diorthosis: improvement, reformation Original Word: διόρθωσις, εως, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: diorthosis Phonetic Spelling: (dee-or'-tho-sis) Short Definition: improvement, reformation Definition: amendment, improvement, reformation. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1357: διόρθωμαδιόρθωμα, διορθωματος, τό (from διορθόω, to set right); correction, amendment, reform: Acts 24:2-3L T Tr WH for R G κατορθωμάτων. (Hippocrates, Aristotle, Polybius 3, 13; Plutarch, Numbers 17; (Diogenes Laërtius 10, 121; (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 250f).) STRONGS NT 1357: διόρθωσιςδιόρθωσις, διορθώσεως, ἡ (from διορθόω); 1. properly, in a physical sense, a making straight, restoring to its natural and normal condition something which in some way protrudes or has got out of line, as (in Hippocrates) broken or misshapen limbs. 2. of acts and institutions, reformation: καιρός διορθώσεως a season of reformation, or the perfecting of things, referring to the times of the Messiah, Hebrews 9:10. (Aristotle, Pol. 3, 1, 4 (p. 1275{b}, 13); νόμου, de mund. 6, p. 400{b}, 29; (cf. Josephus, contra Apion 2, 20, 2); Polybius 3, 118, 12 τῶν πολιτευματων, Diodorus 1, 75 τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 4, 4; b. j. 1, 20, 1; others; (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 250f).) From a compound of dia and a derivative of orthos, meaning to straighten thoroughly; rectification, i.e. (specially) the Messianic restauration -- reformation. see GREEK dia see GREEK orthos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 13572 Occurrences διορθωμάτων — 1 Occ. διορθώσεως — 1 Occ. Acts 24:2 N-GNP GRK: σοῦ καὶ διορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ INT: you and excellent measures being done to the Hebrews 9:10 N-GFS |
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