Rightly Right
Rightly Right [1]
"authority, power," is translated "right" in the Rv, for Av, "power," in John 1:12; Romans 9:21; 1 Corinthians 9:4,5,6,12 (twice),18; 2 Thessalonians 3:9 , where the "right" is that of being maintained by those among whom the ministers of the gospel had labored, a "right" possessed in virtue of the "authority" given them by Christ, Hebrews 13:10; Revelation 22:14 .
Acts 1:7 Matthew 9:6 John 10:18 Matthew 28:18 John 17:2 Ephesians 1:21 Romans 13:1 Luke 4:6AuthorityDominion
"just, righteous, that which is in accordance with" dike, "rule, right, justice," is translated "right" in Matthew 20:4; Matthew 20:7 , Av only (Rv omits, according to the most authentic mss. the clause having been inserted from ver. 4, to the detriment of the narrative); Luke 12:57; Acts 4:19; Ephesians 6:1; Philippians 1:7 , Rv (Av, "meet"); 2 Peter 1:13 (Av, "meet"). See Just , Righteous.
"straight," hence, metaphorically, "right," is so rendered in Acts 8:21 , of the heart; Acts 13:10 , of the ways of the Lord; 2 Peter 2:15 . See Straight.
"rightly" (akin to orthos, "straight, direct"), is translated "plain" in Mark 7:35; in Luke 7:43; 20:21 , "rightly;" in Luke 10:28 , "right."