ΔΙΟΡΘΩΣΙΣ, διορθωσις
DIORTHŌSIS, diorthōsis
Sounds Like: dee-or-THOH-sis
Translations: reformation, correction, amendment, a setting right, a redress
From the root: ΔΙΟΡΘΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of setting something straight, correcting an error, or making an improvement. It implies a process of rectification or amendment, often used in the context of moral or legal reform. It can be used to describe the improvement of a situation or the correction of a fault.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1357 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΟΡΘΩΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΔΙΟΡΘΩΣΕΩΣ — of correction, of reformation, of amendment, of setting straight
- ΔΙΟΡΘΩΣΙΝ — correction, a correction, reform, a reform, amendment, an amendment, restoration, a restoration, setting right, a setting right
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