Strong's G3718 · Greek

ὀρθοτομέω

orthotomeo · or-thot-om-eh'-o

from a compound of 3717 and the base of 5114, to make a straight cut, i.e. (figuratively) to dissect (expound) correctly (the divine message)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ὀρθοτομέω (G3718)

1 † ὀρθοτομέω , -ῶ ( ὀρθός , τέμνω ), [in LXX: Pr 3:6 11:6 ( ישׁר pi.)*;] to cut straight , as a road ( τ. ὁδούς , fig., Pr 3:6 11:6 ). Metaph., τ. λόγον τ. ἀληθείας , II Ti 2:15 (V. Ellic. and CGT , in l.; not found elsewhere).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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