Luke 20:21:8Luke.20.21.W8TAB
ὀρθῶς
orthôs
“rightly”
- Transliteration
- or-THÔS
- Extended
- ohr-THOHS
- IPA
- /orˈtʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- rightly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
or-THÔS
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RO-tê-san au-TON LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti or-THÔS LE-geis KAI di-DAS-keis KAI ou lam-BA-neis PRO-sô-pon al ep a-lê-THEI-as tên ho-DON tou the-OU di-DAS-keis
Exegesis
Within this clause, the adverb orthōs {ὀρθῶς | orthôs} ‘rightly’ modifies the coordinated present indicatives légeis {λέγεις | légeis} ‘you say’ and didáskeis {διδάσκεις | didáskeis} ‘you teach’, forming a balanced description of both His words and His instruction.
Root and etymology
ὀρθ-
“straight, correct”
In context — Luke 20:21
And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak rightly and teach, and you do not show partiality , but in truth you teach the way of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 20:21, so the Greek word ὀρθῶς (orthôs) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.20.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.21.W8.S1) and character.