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κατευθύν-ω

kateuthuno

make, keep straight, guide, direct

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What it meant

κατευθύν-ω · kateuthyn-ō — LSJ

make, keep straight

make or keep straight, τὴν πτῆσιν Arist. IA 710a2; ναῦν τῷ πηδαλίῳ D.Chr. 13.18; βιοτῆς οἴακα κατευθύνεσκες ἐν οἴκῳ IGRom. l.c.:—Pass., αἱ περιφοραὶ κατευθυνόμεναι Pl. Ti. 44b.

2 guide, direct

guide, direct, τὰς φύσεις Id. Lg. 809a; τινὰ εἰς τὸν αὑτοῦ δρόμον ib. 847a; [τὸν ἐλέφαντα] τῷ δρεπάνῳ Arist. HA 610a28; [ναῦν] Id. Fr. 11; κ. τὰς πράξεις ὁ θεός Aristeas 18; τὰ παρόντα πρὸς τὸ τέλος Plu. Cam. 42; πρὸς τὰ βελτίονα τοὺς νέους Id. Aud.poet. 2.20d; τὴν ψυχήν Ad. princ. ind. ib. 780b; τὸν λόγον πρός τι Gal. 17(2).362.

3 demand, from, condemn

κ. τινός demand an account from one, condemn, Pl. Lg. 945a, cf. IG 2(2).1183.10 (prob.), Poll. 8.22.

II make straight towards

intr., make straight towards, κατεύθυναν αἱ βόες ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰς ὁδὸν Βαιθσάμυς LXX 1 Ki. 6.12; κ. τῇ πτήσει ὄρθιον ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους Plu. Alex. 33.

2 prosper, succeed

prosper, LXX Si. 29.18: c. gen., succeed in doing . . , οὐ κατεύθυνε τοῦ λαλῆσαι οὕτως ib. Jd. 12.6.

3 righteous

οἱ -ευθύνοντες the righteous, ib. Pr. 15.8.

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