orthodox
Meaningright opinion
Common meaning: following accepted beliefs
- orthstraight, upright, correctLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1072 · scan
- doxopinion, what seems; gloryLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 209 · scan
‘straight, upright, correct’ + ‘opinion, what seems’ → orthodox
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- orth — Greek ὀρθός “straight, upright, correct” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- dox — Greek δόξα; δοκέω “opinion, what seems; glory” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ὀρθός ‘straight, upright, correct’ + Greek δόξα; δοκέω ‘opinion, what seems; glory’.
Did you know (Greek orthos, straight,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ὀρθός, p. 1072 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Greek doxa, opinion,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry δόξα, p. 209 · dictionary scan
Roots
- δόξα; δοκέω Greek “opinion, what seems; glory”
- ὀρθός Greek “straight, upright, correct”
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