Word study · Greek

epanórthōsis

correction

Say it: ep-an-OR-tho-sis (approximate)

ἐπανόρθωσις

What it means

A setting upright again, a restoration, a correction. In 3:16, "for correction." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • CorrectionPutting right.
  • RestorationSetting straight again.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 3

    "For correction" (3:16). The word appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1882 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources