Lexicon
ἀνορθόω
anorthoō
G0461
G:V Greek

to restore

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Greek
Language

anorthoo describes bringing back what has fallen or is impaired, including a tent, a woman, and weakened limbs.

The supplied uses show bringing something back from a fallen or weakened condition: a fallen tent is rebuilt, a woman is restored after hands are laid on her, and drooping hands and weak knees are addressed.

Senses in use

  1. Bringing back what is fallen or weakened · dominant

    In Acts 15:16, the future active form occurs with the rebuilding of David's fallen tent; the APB renders the clause, "I will rebuild its ruins and restore it." In Luke 13:13, the aorist passive form describes the woman after hands are laid on her; the APB renders, "instantly she was restored." In Hebrews 12:12, the active plural form occurs in the address concerning drooping hands and weak knees, rendered by the APB as "strengthen the drooping hands and the weak knees."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with "restore," "restored," and "strengthen." These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolating a separate English equivalent in each case.

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