ὈΡΘΟΤΟΜΗ, ὀρθοτομη
ORTHOTOMĒ, orthotomē
Sounds Like: or-tho-to-MEH
Translations: to cut straight, to handle accurately, to rightly divide, to rightly explain
From the root: ΟΡΘΟΤΟΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'orthos' (straight) and 'temno' (to cut). It literally means 'to cut straight' or 'to make a straight cut'. In a figurative sense, it refers to handling something accurately, correctly, or precisely, especially in the context of teaching or explaining truth. It implies a careful and precise approach, avoiding deviation or error.
Inflection: Singular, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, Third Person
Strong’s number: G3718 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 3:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΡΘΟΤΟΜΕΩ.
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.
- ὈΡΘΟΤΟΜΕΙ — cuts straight, handles correctly, rightly divides, rightly teaches
- ΟΡΘΟΤΟΜΕΩ — rightly divide, handle aright, cut straight
- ΟΡΘΟΤΟΜΙ — to cut straight, to handle aright, to rightly divide, to rightly teach
- ΟΡΘΟΤΟΜΟΥΝΤΑ — rightly dividing, rightly handling, cutting straight, teaching correctly
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