Lexical Summary anorthoó: To restore, to set upright, to make straight again. Original Word: ἀνορθόω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance set up, make straight, restoreFrom ana and a derivative of the base of orthos; to straighten up -- lift (set) up, make straight. see GREEK ana see GREEK orthos NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ana and orthoó (to set straight, set up) Definition to set upright, set straight again NASB Translation made erect again (1), restore (1), strengthen (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 461: ἀνορθόωἀνορθόω, ἀνόρθω: future ἀνορθώσω; 1 aorist ἀνωρθωσα; 1 aorist passive ἀνωρθωθην (Luke 13:13; without the augment ἀνορθωθην L T Tr; cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 161); Buttmann, 34 (30); (Winer's Grammar, 73) (70)); 1. to set up, make erect: a crooked person, Luke 13:13 (she was made straight, stood erect); drooping hands and relaxed knees (to raise them up by restoring their strength), Hebrews 12:12. 2. to rear again, build anew: ἀκηνην, Acts 15:16 (Herodotus 1, 19 τόν νηον ... τόν ἐνέπρησαν; 8, 140; Xenophon, Hell. 4, 8, 12, etc.; in various senses in the Sept.). Strong’s Greek 461 (ἀνορθόω, anorthoō) denotes the act of straightening again, restoring to soundness, or rebuilding what has collapsed. The verb embraces every sphere of life that sin and brokenness have bent out of shape—bodies, spirits, communities, even covenant hopes—and announces that God has both the will and the power to set them upright. New Testament Usage 1. Physical restoration – Luke 13:13 records Jesus laying His hands on the woman “bent over” for eighteen years; “and immediately she straightened up and glorified God.” The visible miracle dramatizes the Messiah’s authority to reverse the curse and previews the total renewal promised in His kingdom. Old Testament Background The Septuagint regularly employs ἀνορθόω for repairing the temple (2 Chronicles 24:13), strengthening feeble pilgrims (Isaiah 35:3), and re-erecting ruined structures (Amos 9:11). These texts create a prophetic canvas on which the New Testament writers paint the fuller revelation of Christ’s redemptive work. Theological Themes 1. God’s initiative – In every occurrence God is the ultimate Restorer, whether acting directly through Jesus’ touch, through the exhortation of His Word, or through His sovereign redemptive plan. Christological Significance Jesus embodies anorthoō. His miracles straighten what is crooked; His cross and resurrection secure the righting of creation; His ascension assures the final rebuilding of David’s tent. Every use of the verb ultimately points to His person and work. Practical Ministry Applications • Pastoral care – Like the Lord in Luke 13, shepherds are called to place compassionate hands upon the bruised so they may “straighten up and glorify God.” Devotional Reflection Where the soul is stooped by guilt, the body by affliction, or the fellowship by division, ἀνορθόω invites prayerful expectancy: the Restorer still moves in power. His Word may command, His Spirit may quicken, and in His timing the bent will stand tall, the weak will walk, and the ruins will shine with His glory. Englishman's Concordance Luke 13:13 V-AIP-3SGRK: καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀνωρθώθη καὶ ἐδόξαζεν NAS: on her; and immediately she was made erect again and [began] glorifying KJV: immediately she was made straight, and INT: and immediately she was made straight and glorified Acts 15:16 V-FIA-1S Hebrews 12:12 V-AMA-2P Strong's Greek 461 |
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