ὀρθῶς

orthos

plainly

adverb from ὀρθός; in a straight manner, i.e. (figuratively) correctly (also morally):--plain, right(-ly).

G3723

Mark 7:35 · Word #15

Lexicon G3723

Lemmaὀρθῶς
Transliterationorthōs
Strong'sG3723
In-contextplainly
Literalrightly-plainly

Morphology ADV All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADV — Adverb — Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

Lexical Info

Lemmaὀρθῶς
Strong'sG3723

SIBI-P1 G3723-01

straightly (in a straight/upright manner)

Rootὀρθός (orthos)
Core Meaningsstraight, upright, erect, correct, right
Semantic Rangephysically straight or erect; straightforwardly; correctly; rightly; properly; morally uprightly
Conceptual SignificanceThe root image of straightness underlies biblical notions of righteousness and doctrinal correctness—what is ‘straight’ aligns with truth and God’s standards. Thus ὀρθῶς often signals alignment with divine order, whether in speech, judgment, or conduct.
Morphological Notesὀρθῶς: adverb (Gr,D), indeclinable, describing the manner of an action. ὀρθός: adjective, nominative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,NMS), describing a masculine singular subject as straight or upright.
Rendering RationaleThe adverb ὀρθῶς derives from ὀρθός (“straight, upright”) and literally denotes acting or speaking in a straight manner. Rendering it as “straightly” preserves the concrete root image of straightness while naturally extending to the figurative sense of correctness or moral uprightness; as an adverb (Gr,D) it modifies a verb rather than functioning substantivally. In its adjectival form (ὀρθός, nominative masculine singular), it would be rendered “straight/upright (one).”

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὀρθός (straight, upright, erect, correct, right)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3717-01 orthas upright (feminine) ones
G3717-02 orthos in a straight/upright way; upright (masculine singular)

Word Usage (4 occurrences of G3723)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Mark 7:35 ὀρθῶς orthos plainly
Luke 7:43 ὀρθῶς orthos rightly
Luke 10:28 ὀρθῶς orthos correctly