G2117

εὐθύς

euthusG:A

Straight

εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁר ;] __1. straight, direct: τρίβοι, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4" (LXX) ; εἰς εὐθειας, (sc. ὁδούς), Luk.3:5; εὐ. ὐδός, figuratively, Act.13:10, 2Pe.2:15; as (Proper name) of a street, Act.9:11. __2. In moral sense, straightforward, right: καρδία, Act.8:21 (cf. Psa.7:11 32:11, al.).† εὐθύς, adv., [in LXX (more frequently than εὐθέως) chiefly for יָשַׁר ;] = εὐθέως, straightway, directly: Mat.3:16 13:20-21 14:27 21:2-3 26:74, Luk.6:49, Jhn.13:30, 32 19:34, Act.10:16, 42 times in Mk.† (AS)

The KJV translates G2117 in the following manner:

straight (8x), right (6x), Straight (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

εὐθύς — euthýs

εὐθύς, εὐθεῖα, εὐθύ, the Sept. for יָשָׁר (from Pindar down), straight;

a. properly, straight, level: of a way (Mat 3:3); Mar 1:3; Luk 3:4; Act 9:11; εἰς εὐθεῖαν (L T Tr WH εἰς εὐθείας), namely, ὁδόν (an ellipsis common also in classical Greek cf. Winer's Grammar, § 64, 5), Luk 3:5; εὐθεῖα ὁδός the straight, the right way, is figuratively used of true religion as a rule of life leading to its goal, i. e. to salvation, 2Pe 2:15; αἱ ὁδοί κυρίου, the right and saving purposes of God, Act 13:10 (Song of the Three Children, verse 3).

b. tropically, straightforward, upright, true, sincere (as often in secular authors): καρδία, Act 8:21 (εὐθεῖς τῇ καρδία often in the Psalms, as Psa 7:11; Psa 31:11; ).

STRONGS NT 2117: εὐθύς (adv)εὐθύς (adv), adverb (from Pindar down), equivalent to εὐθέως, with which it is often interchanged in the manuscripts (see εὐθέως); straightway, immediately, forthwith: Mat 3:16; Mat 13:20; Joh 13:32, etc. (Cf. Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 145.)

8 occurrences

Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (2), Acts (3), II Peter (1)