Lexicon :: Strong's G1882 - epanorthōsis

ἐπανόρθωσις
Transliteration
epanorthōsis (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-an-or'-tho-sis
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of ἐπί (G1909) and ἀνορθόω (G461)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπανόρθωσις epanórthōsis, ep-an-or'-tho-sis; from a compound of G1909 and G461; a straightening up again, i.e. (figuratively) rectification (reformation):—correction.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1882 in the following manner: correction (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1882 in the following manner: correction (1x).

  1. restoration to an upright or right state

  2. correction, improvement of life or character

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπανόρθωσις epanórthōsis, ep-an-or'-tho-sis; from a compound of G1909 and G461; a straightening up again, i.e. (figuratively) rectification (reformation):—correction.
STRONGS G1882:
ἐπανόρθωσις, -εως, ἡ, (ἐπανορθόω), restoration to an upright or a right state; correction, improvement (in Greek writings from Demosthenes down): of life and character, 2 Timothy 3:16 [cf. τὸν θεὸν... χρόνον γε πρὸς ἐπανόρθωσιν (αὐτοῖς) προσιζάνειν, Plutarch, de sera num. vind. 6]; with τοῦ βίου added, Polybius 1, 35, 1; Epictetus diss. 3, 21, 15; σεαυτοῦ, id. ench. 51, 1; [ἠθικὴ δὲ τὰ πρὸς ἀνθρωπίνων ἐπανόρθωσιν ἠθῶν, Philo de ebriet. § 22; cf. de confus. lingg. § 36 at the end]; (cf. ἐπανορθοῦν καὶ εἰς μετάνοιαν ἀπάγειν, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 6, 10).
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