Definition

right (as rising), i.e. (perpendicularly) erect (figuratively, honest), or (horizontally) level or direct

Etymology

probably from the base of G3735 (ὄρος);

Where the KJV renders it

• straight
• upright

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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