What does ἀνορθόω (anorthóō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνορθόω (anorthóō) is a Greek word meaning "to straighten up".
Greek · G461
ἀνορθόω
To straighten up
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ἀνορθόω G461
Pronunciation anorthóō
What does ἀνορθόω (anorthóō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνορθόω (anorthóō) is a Greek word meaning "to straighten up".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G461?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I will restore it (1), she straightened up (1), strengthen (1).
Where does ἀνορθόω (anorthóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 13:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It I will restore it 1× Acts 15:16
she straightened up 1× Luke 13:13
strengthen 1× Hebrews 12:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 13:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Acts 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀνορθώσατε 1x anorthōsate Hebrews 12:12
ἀνορθώσω 1x anorthōsō Acts 15:16
ἀνωρθώθη 1x anōrthōthē Luke 13:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 12:12
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 13:13
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 15:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to straighten up
Strong's G461
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to straighten up
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 13:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνωρθώθη, anwrqwqh
I make straight again, rear again, restore
Read verse Acts 15:16 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνορθώσω anorqwsw
I make straight again, rear again, restore
Read verse Hebrews 12:12 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἀνορθώσατε· anorqwsate
I make straight again, rear again, restore
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 13:13 1×
Future Active Acts 15:16 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Heb 12:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 imperative 1
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
ἀνορθόω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain