Strong’s G3718 · Greek
ὀρθοτομέω
orthotoméō · or-thot-om-eh'-o
Origin from a compound of ὀρθός (G3717) and the base of τομώτερος (G5114), to make a straight cut, i.e. (figuratively) to dissect (expound) correctly (the divine message)
In the King James Version rightly divide.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- 2 Timothy 2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.