Difference between revisions of "Straight"

<div> '''A — 1: '''''Εὐθύς''''' ''' (Strong'S #2117 — Adjective — euthus — yoo-thoos' ) </div> <p> "direct, straight, right," is translated "straight," figuratively, of the paths of the Lord, &nbsp;Matthew 3:3; &nbsp;Mark 1:3; &nbsp;Luke 3:4; in &nbsp;Luke 3:5 of the rectification of the crooked, with reference to moral transformation; in &nbsp; Acts 9:11 , the name of a street in Damascus, still one of the principal thoroughfares. See Right. </p> <div> '''A — 2: '''''Ὀρθός''''' ''' (Strong'S #3717 — Adjective — orthos — or-thos' ) </div> <p> used of height, denotes "upright," &nbsp;Acts 14:10; of line of direction, figuratively, said of paths of righteousness, &nbsp;Hebrews 12:13 . </p> <div> '''B — 1: '''''Εὐθύνω''''' ''' (Strong'S #2116 — Adverb — euthuno — yoo-thoo'-no ) </div> <p> akin to A, No. 1, is used of the directing of a ship by the steersman, &nbsp;James 3:4 (see [[Governor]] , B, Note); metaphorically, of making "straight" the way of the Lord, &nbsp;John 1:23 . </p> <div> '''B — 2: '''''Ἀνορθόω''''' ''' (Strong'S #461 — Verb — anorthoo — an-orth-o'-o ) </div> <p> "to set up, make straight:" see [[Lift]] , No. 6. </p>

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' superl.) Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) A variant of Strait, a. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' superl.) Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' superl.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' superl.) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' superl.) Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' superl.) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' adv.) In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' n.) A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush. </p> <p> '''(10):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To straighten. </p>

<p> [[Straight]] a. L., formed from the root of reach, stretch, right. It is customary to write straight, for direct or right, and strait, for narrow, but this is a practice wholly arbitrary, both being the same word. [[Strait]] we use in the sense in which it is used in the south of Europe. Both sense proceed from stretching, straining. </p> 1. Right, in a mathematical sense direct passing from one point to another by the nearest course not deviating or crooked as a straight line a straight course a straight piece of timber. 2. [[Narrow]] close tight as a straight garment. See strait, as it is generally written. 3. [[Upright]] according with justice and rectitude not deviating from truth or fairness. <p> STRAIGHT, adv. Immediately directly in the shortest time. </p> <p> I know thy generous temper well fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, it straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze. </p>