Strong's Lexicon
kateuthunó: To direct, to guide, to make straight
Original Word:κατευθύνω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:kateuthunó
Pronunciation:kat-yoo-thoo'-no
Phonetic Spelling:(kat-yoo-thoo'-no)
Definition:To direct, to guide, to make straight
Meaning:(a) I make straight, (b) met: I put in the right way, direct.
Word Origin:From the Greek preposition "κατά" (kata, meaning "down" or "according to") and "εὐθύνω" (euthunó, meaning "to make straight" or "to direct").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The concept of directing or making straight is paralleled in the Hebrew Scriptures with words like יָשַׁר (yashar, Strong's H3474), which means "to be straight" or "to make straight."
Usage:The verb "kateuthunó" is used in the New Testament to convey the action of directing or guiding someone or something in a straight path. It implies a sense of purposeful guidance or correction, often in a spiritual or moral context. The term suggests an active involvement in ensuring that a path is made straight or that guidance is provided to achieve a desired outcome.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of making a path straight was often associated with preparing a way for dignitaries or ensuring safe travel. In a biblical context, this idea is frequently used metaphorically to describe spiritual guidance or the preparation of one's heart and life to align with God's will. The imagery of straight paths is also rooted in the Hebrew tradition, where it symbolizes righteousness and adherence to God's commandments.
HELPS Word-studies
2720kateuthýnō (from2596/katá, "down, exactly according to," intensifying2116/euthýnō, "make straight") – properly, go straightdown by the most direct, efficient route; to go in a direct (straight) course – avoiding allunnecessary delays, without any undue loss of time or achievement.
[The prefix (kata) lends the idea "exactly direct or guide" – literally "down to without unnecessary deviation."]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
kata and
euthunóDefinitionto make straight
NASB Translationdirect (2), guide (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2720: κατευθύνωκατευθύνω: 1 aorist infinitive
κατευθύναι; 3 person singular optative
κατευθύναι; (see
κατά, III. 2); the
Sept. mostly for
יִשֵׁר and
כּונֵן,
הֵכִין;
to make straight, guide, direct:
τούςπόδας ...
εἰςὁδόνεἰρήνης,
Luke 1:79;
τήνὁδόνπρόςτινα, of the removal of the hindrances to coming to one,
1 Thessalonians 3:11;
τάςκαρδίας (
1 Chronicles 29:18;
2 Chronicles 19:3)
εἰςτήνἀγάπηντοῦΘεοῦ,
2 Thessalonians 3:5. (
Plato,
Aristotle,
Plutarch, others.)
STRONGS NT 2720a: κατευλογέωκατευλογέω: imperfect 3 person singularκατευλόγει (TWH) andκατηυλογει (Tr) (cf.εὐδοκέω, at the beginning);to call down blessings on:τινα,Mark 10:16TTrWH. (Tobit 9:13);;Plutarch, amator. 4.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
guide, direct.Fromkata andeuthuno; to straighten fully, i.e. (figuratively) direct -- guide, direct.
see GREEKkata
see GREEKeuthuno
Forms and Transliterations
κατευθηνή κατεύθυνα κατευθυναι κατευθύναι κατευθῦναι κατεύθυναν κατευθύνατε κατευθυνε κατεύθυνε κατευθυνει κατευθυνεί κατευθύνει κατευθύνειν κατευθυνείς κατεύθυνεν κατευθύνεται κατευθύνη κατευθυνθείησαν κατευθύνθης κατευθυνθήσεται κατευθυνθήτω κατευθυνθώσι κατεύθυνον κατευθύνοντας κατευθυνόντων κατευθύνουσα κατευθυνούσης κατευθύνων κατευοδοί κατευοδού κατευοδουμένω κατευοδωθήσεται κατευοδώσαι κατηύθυναν κατηύθυνας κατηυθυνεν kateuthunai kateuthynai kateuthýnai kateuthŷnaiLinks
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