Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
2. (v. t.) To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
3. (n.) A variant of Straiten.
Greek
352b. anakupto -- to lift oneself up ... 352a, 352b. anakupto. 353 . to lift oneself up. Transliteration: anakupto
Short Definition:
straighten. Word Origin from ana and
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/352b.htm - 5k2116. euthuno -- to make straight
... make straight. From euthus; to straighten (level); technically, to steer -- governor,
make straight. see GREEK euthus. (euthunate) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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1930. epidiorthoo -- to correct in addition
... set in order. From epi and a derivative of orthos; to straighten further, ie
(figuratively) arrange additionally -- set in order. see GREEK epi. ...
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1357. diorthosis -- a correction, a reform
... From a compound of dia and a derivative of orthos, meaning to straighten thoroughly;
rectification, ie (specially) the Messianic restauration -- reformation. ...
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2720. kateuthuno -- to make straight
... guide, direct. From kata and euthuno; to straighten fully, ie (figuratively)
direct -- guide, direct. see GREEK kata. see GREEK euthuno. ...
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461. anorthoo -- to set upright, set straight again
... set up, make straight, restore. From ana and a derivative of the base of orthos;
to straighten up -- lift (set) up, make straight. see GREEK ana. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
8626. taqan -- to become straight... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to become straight NASB Word Usage arranged
(1),
straighten (1), straightened (1). set in order, make straight.
... /hebrew/8626.htm - 6k 8627. teqan -- to be in order
... establish. (Aramaic) corresponding to taqan; to straighten up, ie Confirm -- establish.
see HEBREW taqan. 8626, 8627. teqan. 8628 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library
Internal Foes.
... Christianity isn't worth a snap of your finger if it doesn't straighten out your
character. I have got tired of all mere gush and sentiment. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/the overcoming life/part ii internal foes.htm
Christ and the Little Children
... We find it getting crooked; but with the gentlest touch of thumb and finger, we
can straighten it out. ... We try to straighten it out; but in vain. ...
/.../the life of jesus christ for the young/christ and the little children.htm
The Worst Things Work for Good to the Godly
... As we sometimes hold a crooked rod over the fire to straighten it; so God holds
us over the fire of affliction to make us more straight and upright. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a divine cordial/the worst things work for.htm
Introduction
... those first plastic three or four years, and then handing them over to the church
kindergarten-teacher for one hour a week, expecting her to straighten out all ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/introduction.htm
Little Jennie's Sickness and Death
... out of shape it seemed. Then in a few days her little limbs were so we
could almost straighten them. What suffering she endured ...
/.../little jennies sickness and death.htm
The Church and Her Mission, or the Three Constitutional Synods ...
... They had their Church constitution to frame; they had their finances to straighten
out; they had their mission in the world to define; they had, in a word, to ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter i the church and.htm
An Irresistible Plan.
... Peter "took" Jesus. A great sight surely! He slips his hand in Jesus'
arm and takes Him off to one side to"straighten"Him"out. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/an irresistible plan.htm
What I must Do.
... If I would feel Love's living glow. And I my hasty tongue must bind,. Must straighten
what it's said amiss,. If I true peace with God would find,. ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/what i must do.htm
Letter ix. To Maximus the Philosopher.
... I often compare him to a woodman trying to straighten some ill-grown sapling, pulling
so immoderately in the opposite direction as to exceed the mean, and so ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter ix to maximus the.htm
In the Country He Gives his Attention to Literature, and Explains ...
... inward goads Thou didst subdue me, and how Thou didst make me low, bringing down
the mountains and hills of my imaginations, and didst straighten my crookedness ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/chapter iv in the country he.htm
Thesaurus
Straighten (4 Occurrences)... 2. (vt) To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to
straighten one's
affairs; to
straighten an account.
...Straighten (4 Occurrences).
.../s/straighten.htm - 7kStraight (196 Occurrences)
... When they are of one suit, it is called straight flush. 10. (vt) To straighten.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STRAIGHT; STRAIGHTWAY. ...
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Infirmity (22 Occurrences)
... (WBS). Luke 13:11 Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen
years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up. ...
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Fully (153 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Luke 13:11 Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen
years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up. ...
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Riddle (11 Occurrences)
... gravel from sand. 2. (n.) A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between
which wire is drawn to straighten it. 3. (vt) To separate ...
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Eighteen (22 Occurrences)
... Luke 13:11 Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years,
and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up. ...
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Bent (107 Occurrences)
... Luke 13:11 Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years,
and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up. ...
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Crookbacked (1 Occurrence)
... agricultural labor. In these the vertebrae become altered in shape so that
it is impossible to straighten the back. Some rabbinical ...
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Crook-backed (1 Occurrence)
... agricultural labor. In these the vertebrae become altered in shape so that
it is impossible to straighten the back. Some rabbinical ...
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Caused (468 Occurrences)
... Luke 13:11 Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years,
and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up. (See NAS). ...
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Bible Concordance
Straighten (4 Occurrences)Luke 13:11 Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)
Luke 21:28 But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."
(See NAS)
Titus 1:5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
(See NIV)
Ecclesiastes 7:13 Consider the work of God; for who can make that straight, which He hath made crooked?
(See NAS NIV)
Subtopics
Straighten
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Infirmity (22 Occurrences)
Fully (153 Occurrences)
Riddle (11 Occurrences)
Eighteen (22 Occurrences)
Bent (107 Occurrences)
Crookbacked (1 Occurrence)
Crook-backed (1 Occurrence)
Caused (468 Occurrences)
Straightened (4 Occurrences)
Spring (122 Occurrences)
Herself (121 Occurrences)
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