Strong's Concordance euthus: straight, straightway Original Word: εὐθύς, εῖα, ύPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: euthus Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-thoos') Short Definition: straight, immediately Definition: adj: (a) straight of direction, as opposed to crooked, (b) upright; adv: immediately. HELPS Word-studies 2117 euthýs – properly, straight, without unnecessary zig-zags (detours); upright (not crooked, bent); (figuratively) without delay; acting immediately, "straightway," taking a direct path from "God's point A" to "God's point B" which avoids unnecessary delays (deviations). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2117: εὐθύςεὐθύς, εὐθεῖα, εὐθύ, the Sept. for יָשָׁר (from Pindar down), straight; a. properly, straight, level: of a way (Matthew 3:3); Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; Acts 9:11; εἰς εὐθεῖαν (L T Tr WH εἰς εὐθείας), namely, ὁδόν (an ellipsis common also in classical Greek cf. Winer's Grammar, § 64, 5), Luke 3:5; εὐθεῖα ὁδός the straight, the right way, is figuratively used of true religion as a rule of life leading to its goal, i. e. to salvation, 2 Peter 2:15; αἱ ὁδοί κυρίου, the right and saving purposes of God, Acts 13:10 (Song of the Three Children, verse 3). b. tropically, straightforward, upright, true, sincere (as often in secular authors): καρδία, Acts 8:21 (εὐθεῖς τῇ καρδία often in the Psalms, as Psalm 7:11; Psalm 31:11 STRONGS NT 2117: εὐθύς (adv)εὐθύς (adv), adverb (from Pindar down), equivalent to εὐθέως, with which it is often interchanged in the manuscripts (see εὐθέως); straightway, immediately, forthwith: Matthew 3:16; Matthew 13:20; John 13:32, etc. (Cf. Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 145.) Perhaps from eu and tithemi; straight, i.e. (literally) level, or (figuratively) true; adverbially (of time) at once -- anon, by and by, forthwith, immediately, straightway. see GREEK eu see GREEK tithemi Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 21178 Occurrences εὐθεῖα — 1 Occ. εὐθείαν — 3 Occ. εὐθείας — 4 Occ. Matthew 3:3 Adj-AFP GRK: ὁδὸν Κυρίου εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς NAS: MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!' KJV: his paths straight. INT: way of [the] Lord straight make the Mark 1:3 Adj-AFP Luke 3:4 Adj-AFP Luke 3:5 Adj-AFP Acts 8:21 Adj-NFS Acts 9:11 Adj-AFS Acts 13:10 Adj-AFP 2 Peter 2:15 Adj-AFS |