to straighten
Euthuno denotes making a way straight and directing a ship’s course in the two attested contexts.
The attested uses describe directing toward a straight course: John 1:23 calls for the Lord’s way to be made straight, while James 3:4 depicts a ship being directed by its steersman.
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Directing a way or course straight · dominant
In John 1:23, the aorist active plural form Εὐθύνατε occurs in the call concerning the Lord’s way; the APB renders the clause, “Make straight the way of the Lord.” In James 3:4, the present active participle genitive singular masculine form εὐθύνοντος identifies the one whose directing determines where a ship turns; the APB renders this as “the one steering directs.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the John 1:23 clause with “Make straight the way of the Lord” and the James 3:4 ship image with “the one steering directs.” These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.