G3718 – orthotomeo – ὀρθοτομέω – rightly divide
- Strong’s ID:
- G3718
- Greek Word:
- ὀρθοτομέω
- Transliteration:
- orthotomeo
- Pronunciation:
- or-thot-om-eh’-o
- Part of Speech:
- verb
- Usage Count:
- 1
- Search:
- Find “orthotomeo” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from a compound of G3717 and the base of G5114, to make a straight cut, i.e. (figuratively) to dissect (expound) correctly (the divine message):—rightly divide.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) to cut straight, to cut straight ways
1a) to proceed on straight paths, hold a straight course, equiv. to doing right
2) to make straight and smooth, to handle aright, to teach the truth directly and correctly
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.