ὈΡΘΙΟΣ, ὀρθιος
ORTHIOS, orthios
Sounds Like: OR-thee-oss
Translations: upright, straight, steep, a steep
From the root: ὈΡΘΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is standing upright, straight, or perpendicular. It can also refer to something that is steep or precipitous, like a cliff or a path. It is used to describe the physical orientation of an object or a geographical feature.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 17:8
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 40:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ὈΡΘΙΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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