"to restore to straightness or erectness, Lk. 13:13; to re-invigorate, Heb. 12:12; to re-erect, Acts 15:16*"
Definition and meaning
to restore to straightness or erectness, Lk. 13:13; to re-invigorate, Heb. 12:12; to re-erect, Acts 15:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνορθόω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anorthoo (G461) across the King James Bible.
And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
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Common questions
Strong's G461 (anorthoo) is a Greek word that means: to restore to straightness or erectness, Lk. 13:13; to re-invigorate, Heb. 12:12; to re-erect, Acts 15:16* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word anorthoo (G461) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G461 is anorthoo, a Greek word defined as: to restore to straightness or erectness, Lk. 13:13; to re-invigorate, Heb. 12:12; to re-erect, Acts 15:16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anorthoo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.