Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Straight
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
"direct, straight, right," is translated "straight," figuratively, of the paths of the Lord, Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; in Luke 3:5 of the rectification of the crooked, with reference to moral transformation; in Acts 9:11 , the name of a street in Damascus, still one of the principal thoroughfares. See RIGHT.
used of height, denotes "upright," Acts 14:10; of line of direction, figuratively, said of paths of righteousness, Hebrews 12:13 .
akin to A, No. 1, is used of the directing of a ship by the steersman, James 3:4 (see GOVERNOR , B, Note); metaphorically, of making "straight" the way of the Lord, John 1:23 .
"to set up, make straight:" see LIFT , No. 6.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Straight'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/straight.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Straight'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/straight.html. 1940.
