ὀρθός G3717
straight, upright, erect; metaphorically right or correct
The basic meaning is physical straightness or uprightness—standing erect, at right angles, not bent or crooked. Classical usage ranges from Homer's warriors standing upright in battle to geometric definitions of perpendicular lines. In Scripture, both occurrences involve physical straightness with spiritual implications. Acts 14:10 describes a lame man commanded to stand 'upright' on his feet—a miraculous healing. Hebrews 12:13 exhorts readers to 'make straight paths' for their feet, using athletic imagery for moral and spiritual discipline.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The physical sense of 'straight' or 'upright' dominates both uses. In Acts 14:10, Paul commands the crippled man to stand 'orthos'—the multilingual glosses emphasize verticality and rectitude: English 'straight, upright,' Spanish 'derecho, rectas,' French 'droit,' German 'gerade.' Hebrews 12:13 applies the concept metaphorically to life-paths, drawing on the athletic image of running straight. The moral quality emerges from the physical: what is straight is also right. 2×
AR["مُستَقيمًا", "مُسْتَقِيمَةً"]·ben["সোজা"]·DE["gerade", "ὀρθός"]·EN["straight", "upright"]·FR["droit", "gerade"]·heb["זָקוּף", "יְשָׁרוֹת"]·HI["सीधा", "सीधे"]·ID["lurus", "tegak!"]·IT["dritto", "orthas"]·jav["leres", "lurus!"]·KO["곧은", "바로"]·PT["reto!", "retos"]·RU["прямо", "прямые"]·ES["derecho", "rectas"]·SW["nyofu", "wima"]·TR["dik!", "düz"]·urd["سیدھا", "سیدھے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
ὀρθός, ή, όν, straight, __I in height, upright, standing, Refs 8th c.BC+, who commonly joins it with στῆναι, στῆ δ᾽ ὀρθός Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀρθαὶ τρίχες ἔσταν Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀρθὸν οὖς ἵστησι pricks up his ear, Refs 5th c.BC+; applied to the erect posture of man, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὀ. θηρίον, of man, Refs 4th c.BC+; of buildings, standing with their walls entire, [τὸ Πάνακτον] ὀρθὸν παραδοῦναι Refs…