εὐθύς
straight
‘straight’ is one of 3 main senses fuller range ↓
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Adjective
- A word that describes or qualifies a noun.
Case
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Plural
- More than one.
- Singular
- One.
Every verse where G2117 appears in the Book of Mark — 1 distinct verse. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
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About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
ευθυς — transliterated euthýs — is a Greek adjective carrying the sense “straight.” Its earliest occurrence is Matthew 3:3. Spanning 8 verses in 5 books, it ranks among the uncommon words of the Greek New Testament. Its uses concentrate in Acts (38% of all occurrences). Thayer's distinguishes 3 senses for it. See the sense tree, 8-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G2117 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 8
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 8 distinct verses.
- 5 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 5 of 27 New Testament books.
- #1,240
- by frequency
- Top 2500 most frequent Greek words (rank 1,240 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 8 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 8 distinct verses.
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 5 verses · 63%
- Gospels 4 verses · 50%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 1 verse · 13%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Straight 5×, Immediately 3×, Right 3×
- American Standard Version: Straightway 7×, Straight 5×, Right 3×
- Berean Standard Bible: Straight 7×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Straight 7×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G2117 across 16 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 3 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G2117 across 16 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G2117 across 8 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G2117 across 8 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 3 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- straight, level
- straight forward, upright, true, sincere
- straightway, immediately, forthwith
Word origin
Derived from ευ (eû) (G2095) — to prosper.
Forms in the corpus
The 3 distinct written forms G2117 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| εὐθείας eutheías | Adjective, Accusative, Plural, Feminine | Matthew 3:3 | 5 |
| εὐθεῖαν eutheîan | Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Feminine | Acts 9:11 | 2 |
| εὐθεῖα eutheîa | Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Feminine | Acts 8:21 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G2117, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- ευαγγελιζω euangelízō G2097 to evangelize
- ευαρεστος euárestos G2101 pleasing
- ευγενης eugenḗs G2104 noble
- ευδια eudía G2105 fair weather
- ευδοκεω eudokéō G2106 to be pleased
- ευδοκια eudokía G2107 pleasure
- ευεργετης euergétēs G2110 benefactor
- ευθετος eúthetos G2111 well situated
- ευθυμος eúthymos G2115 courageous
- ευκαιρος eúkairos G2121 opportune
- ευκοπωτερος eukopṓteros G2123 easy
- ευλαβης eulabḗs G2126 devout
- ευλογεω eulogéō G2127 to praise
- ευμεταδοτος eumetádotos G2130 generous
- ευνοεω eunoéō G2132 to wish well
- ευοδοω euodóō G2137 to prosper
- ευπειθης eupeithḗs G2138 obedient
- ευπεριστατος euperístatos G2139 besetting
- ευποιΐα eupoiḯa G2140 doing good
- ευπρεπεια euprépeia G2143 beauty
- ευπροσδεκτος euprósdektos G2144 acceptable
- ευπροσεδρος euprósedros G2145 devoted
- ευπροσωπεω euprosōpéō G2146 to please
- ευσεβης eusebḗs G2152 pious
+13 more words share this root (not shown).
Derived from this word
- ευθεως euthéōs G2112 immediately
- ευθυδρομεω euthydroméō G2113 to run straight
- ευθυνω euthýnō G2116 to make straight
- ευθυτης euthýtēs G2118 righteousness
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 46 — not the complete family. 3 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word ευθυς appears 60 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 59 verses in 16 books.
- 60
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 59
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 16 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 16 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 15:4 εὐθύς
- Numbers 23:3 εὐθύς
- Joshua 8:14 εὐθύς
- Judges 14:3 εὐθύς
- 1 Samuel 12:23 εὐθύς
- 1 Kings 21:23 εὐθύς
- 2 Kings 10:15 εὐθύς
- Ezra 8:21 εὐθύς
- Job 3:11 εὐθύς
- Psalms 7:11 εὐθύς
- Proverbs 2:13 εὐθύς
- Isaiah 26:7 εὐθύς
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G2117) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 59. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 15:4 εὐθύς Behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will be your heir."
- Genesis 24:45 εὐθύς Before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
- Genesis 33:12 εὐθύς Esau said, "Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you."
- Genesis 38:29 εὐθύς It happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?" Therefore his name was called Perez.
- Numbers 23:3 εὐθύς Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. He went to a bare height.
- Joshua 8:14 εὐθύς It happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he didn't know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
- Judges 14:3 εὐθύς Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleases me well.
- 1 Samuel 12:23 εὐθύς Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
- 1 Kings 21:23 εὐθύς Of Jezebel also spoke Yahweh, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
- 1 Kings 21:25 εὐθύς (But there was none like Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
- 2 Kings 10:15 εὐθύς When he was departed there, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your hand. He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
- Ezra 8:21 εὐθύς Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
- Ezra 19:13 εὐθύς
- Job 3:11 εὐθύς "Why didn't I die from the womb? Why didn't I give up the spirit when my mother bore me?
- Psalms 7:11 εὐθύς God is a righteous judge, Yes, a God who has indignation every day.
- Psalms 10:2 εὐθύς In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak; They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
- Psalms 18:9 εὐθύς He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
- Psalms 24:21 εὐθύς
- Psalms 26:11 εὐθύς But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
- Psalms 31:11 εὐθύς Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
- Psalms 32:1 εὐθύς Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
- Psalms 35:11 εὐθύς Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.
- Psalms 36:14 εὐθύς
- Psalms 48:15 εὐθύς
- Psalms 57:2 εὐθύς I cry out to God Most High, To God who accomplishes my requests for me.
- Psalms 63:11 εὐθύς But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
- Psalms 72:1 εὐθύς God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
- Psalms 77:37 εὐθύς
- Psalms 93:15 εὐθύς
- Psalms 96:11 εὐθύς Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and it's fullness!
- Psalms 106:7 εὐθύς Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn't remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
- Psalms 106:42 εὐθύς Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
- Psalms 110:1 εὐθύς Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."
- Psalms 111:2 εὐθύς Yahweh's works are great, Pondered by all those who delight in them.
- Psalms 111:4 εὐθύς He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. Yahweh is gracious and merciful.
- Psalms 124:4 εὐθύς Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;
- Psalms 139:14 εὐθύς I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
- Psalms 142:10 εὐθύς
- Proverbs 2:13 εὐθύς Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
- Proverbs 2:16 εὐθύς To deliver you from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
- Proverbs 2:19 εὐθύς None who go to her return again, Neither do they attain to the paths of life:
- Proverbs 2:21 εὐθύς For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
- Proverbs 20:11 εὐθύς Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
- Proverbs 28:10 εὐθύς Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He will fall into his own trap; But the blameless will inherit good.
- Proverbs 29:10 εὐθύς The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; And they seek the life of the upright.
- Isaiah 26:7 εὐθύς The way of the just is uprightness: you that are upright do direct the path of the just.
- Isaiah 33:15 εὐθύς He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil:
- Isaiah 40:3 εὐθύς The voice of one who cries, Prepare you in the wilderness the way of Yahweh; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
- Isaiah 40:4 εὐθύς Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:
- Isaiah 42:16 εὐθύς I will bring the blind by a way that they don't know; in paths that they don't know will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G2117) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
