What does εὐθυδρομέω (euthydroméō) mean in the Bible?
εὐθυδρομέω (euthydroméō) is a Greek word meaning "to sail straight".
Greek · G2113
εὐθυδρομέω
To sail straight
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εὐθυδρομέωG2113
Pronunciationeuthydroméō
What does εὐθυδρομέω (euthydroméō) mean in the Bible?
εὐθυδρομέω (euthydroméō) is a Greek word meaning "to sail straight".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2113?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include directly (1), straight (1).
Where does εὐθυδρομέω (euthydroméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 16:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdirectly1×Acts 21:1
straight1×Acts 16:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 16:11
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
εὐθυδρομήσαμεν1xeuthydromēsamenActs 16:11
εὐθυδρομήσαντες1xeuthydromēsantesActs 21:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1xActs 16:11
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 21:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sail straight
Source Gloss
to sail straight
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 16:11Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
εὐθυδρομήσαμενeuqudromhsamen
I run a straight course
Read verseActs 21:1Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
εὐθυδρομήσαντεςeuqudromhsantev
I run a straight course
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative1participle1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
εὐθυδρομέω is built from these roots: