ἘΠΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΙΝ, ἐπανορθωσιν
EPANORTHŌSIN, epanorthōsin
Sounds Like: eh-pan-or-THOH-sin
Translations: correction, a correction, restoration, a restoration, improvement, an improvement, reformation, a reformation
From the root: ἘΠΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of setting something straight, correcting an error, or restoring something to its proper state. It implies a process of improvement or reformation, often in a moral or ethical sense. It can be used to describe the act of correcting a person's behavior or beliefs, or the restoration of something that has fallen into disrepair.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1882 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:283
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 9:24
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 8:263
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:52
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Timothy — 3:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΕΩΣ — (of) correction, (of) restoration, (of) setting right, (of) improvement
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