εὐθύς

euthus

Straight

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Strong’s G2117Adjective8 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

straight6

right1

upright1

In the text

Matthew 3:3εὐθείας
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Mark 1:3εὐθείας
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Luke 3:4εὐθείας
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
Acts 8:21εὐθεῖα
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
2 Peter 2:15εὐθεῖαν
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

Abbott-Smith

εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ
[in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁר ;]

1. straight, direct: τρίβοι, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4" (LXX) ; εἰς εὐθειας, (sc. ὁδούς), Luk.3:5; εὐ. ὐδός, figuratively, Act.13:10, 2Pe.2:15; as (Proper name) of a street, Act.9:11.

2. In moral sense, straightforward, right: καρδία, Act.8:21 (cf. Psa.7:11 32:11, al.).†
εὐθύς,
adv., [in LXX (more frequently than εὐθέως) chiefly for יָשַׁר ;]
= εὐθέως, straightway, directly: Mat.3:16 13:20-21 14:27 21:2-3 26:74, Luk.6:49, Jhn.13:30, 32 19:34, Act.10:16, 42 times in Mk.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.