"correction, emendation, reformation, Acts 24:2*"
Definition and meaning
correction, emendation, reformation, Acts 24:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: διόρθωμα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 diorthoma (G1326) across the King James Bible.
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
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Common questions
Strong's G1326 (diorthoma) is a Greek word that means: correction, emendation, reformation, Acts 24:2* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word diorthoma (G1326) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1326 is diorthoma, a Greek word defined as: correction, emendation, reformation, Acts 24:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
diorthoma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.