ὈΡΘΩΣΙΑΝ, ὀρθωσιαν
ORTHŌSIAN, orthōsian
Sounds Like: or-tho-SEE-an
Translations: Orthosia, uprightness, straightness, correctness, a straightness, an uprightness, a correctness
From the root: ΟΡΘΩΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun
Explanation: This word can refer to Orthosia, an ancient city in Phoenicia or Syria. It can also be a common noun meaning 'uprightness' or 'straightness'. In the provided context, it is used as a proper noun referring to the city, indicating a destination. When used as a common noun, it describes the quality of being straight, correct, or upright.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3720 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 15:37
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΡΘΩΣΙΑ.
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.
- ΟΡΘΩΣΙΑΝ — straightness, uprightness, a straightness, an uprightness
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