Lexicon
εὐθύς
euthus
G2117
G:A Greek

Straight

59
Occurrences
6
Books
Greek
Language

Euthus most often marks an event as happening without delay, and in a smaller set of clauses describes paths, ways, or a street as straight.

The predominant use marks an action or event as following at once, especially in narrative transitions and responses. A smaller group describes paths and ways as straight, applies that language to a heart or the Lord's ways, and names a street called Straight.

Senses in use

  1. Without delay; at once · dominant

    The nominative singular masculine form repeatedly occurs where one action follows another directly: in Mark 1:18 the APB renders the disciples' leaving their nets and following as happening "immediately," and in Mark 5:29 it renders the woman's healing as occurring "Immediately." In John 19:34 the blood and water come out after the soldier pierces Jesus' side, while Mark 6:50 places his speech directly after the disciples' fear.

  2. Straight paths, ways, and moral direction · rare

    The accusative feminine forms modify paths or ways: Mark 1:3 and Luke 3:4 call for the Lord's paths to be made straight, and Luke 3:5 contrasts what is crooked with what becomes straight. Acts 13:10 speaks of perverting the Lord's straight ways, while 2 Peter 2:15 describes forsaking the straight way; Acts 8:21 applies comparable language to a heart that is not right before God.

  3. The name of a street · rare

    In Acts 9:11, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the instruction to go to the street called Straight, identifying the street by that designation rather than marking the timing of an action.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the narrative clauses, the APB commonly renders the term "immediately" or "at once." In the path and way clauses it uses "straight" or "right," but these renderings reflect whole translated clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.

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