ὀρθόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὀρθός (orthós, straight) + -όω (-óō, factitive verb suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀρθόω • (orthóō)

  1. (transitive) to set upright, raise up (something or someone that has fallen down)
    1. (transitive) to build or rebuild
    2. (passive voice) to stand up (get up from a sitting position)
  2. (transitive) to straighten
  3. (figurative, transitive) to restore to health or happiness
  4. (transitive) to exalt, honor; to make famous
  5. (transitive) to correct
    • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1475:
      νῦν δ’ ὤρθωσας στόματος γνώμην
      nûn d’ ṓrthōsas stómatos gnṓmēn
      Now you have corrected the judgement of your mouth
  6. (transitive) to bring to a happy end; (passive voice) to succeed, prosper, flourish
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.18.4:
      διὰ τὸ μὴ τῷ ὀρθουμένῳ πιστεύοντες ἐπαίρεσθαι
      dià tò mḕ tôi orthouménōi pisteúontes epaíresthai
      because [they] are not overly excited by being confident in success

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ὄρθωσις (órthōsis)

References

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