Quick Definition
κατευθύνω v. I make straight, direct
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and 2116; to straighten fully, i.e. (figuratively) direct
KJV Usage: guide, direct
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor.opt.3sg. κατευθύναι · inf. κατευθῦναι | εὐ + θύνω | εὐθύς
36.1 · Guide, Discipline, Follow · Guide, Lead
to guide, to direct, to lead to so influence others as to cause them to follow a recommended course of action In some languages it is difficult to distinguish readily between expressions for ‘leading’ and those which refer to ‘ruling’ or ‘governing,’ but it is important to try to distinguish clearly between these two different sets of interpersonal relations. In some languages, the concept of ‘leading’ can be expressed by ‘showing how to’ or ‘demonstrating how one ought to.’ In other languages it is possible to speak of ‘leading’ as simply ‘going ahead of,’ but too often such an expression may designate only ‘a scout’ who goes ahead to see whether things are safe, or it may refer only to a person who insists on his prerogative as the most distinguished person in a group.
41.17 · Behavior and Related States · Behavior, Conduct
Collocation: κατευθύνω τοὺς πόδας
to guide, to direct, to make to live (an idiom, literally: to guide the feet properly) to guide or direct behavior in an appropriate manner
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατ-ευθύνω: 1 aor. inf. κατευθῦναι; 3 pers. sing. opt. κατευθύναι; (see κατά, III. 2); Sept. mostly for yw and 1213, PIM; to make straight, guide, direct: τοὺς πόδας εἰς ὁδὸν eip. Lk. i. 79; τὴν ὁδὸν πρός twa, of the removal of the hindrances to coming to one, 1 Th. iii. 11; τὰς καρδίας (1 Chr. xxix. 18; 2 Chr. xix. 3) εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ, 2 Th. iii. 5. (Plat., Aristot., Plut., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατευθύνω kateuthunō 3x
optative, κατευθύναι (3rd sg), to make straight; to direct, guide aright, Lk. 1:79; 1 Thess. 3:11; 2 Thess. 3:5*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατ-ευθύνω,
[in LXX for כּוּן ni., hi., etc.;]
to make or keep straight, direct, guide: metaph., τ. ὁδόν, I Th 3:11; τ. πόδας εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης, Lk 1:79; τ. καρδίας εἰς τ. ἀγάπην, II Th 3:5.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατευθύνω. For the metaphorical usage of this verb in its NT occurrences, we may add to the usual citations from the LXX Aristeas 18 κατευθύνει τὰς πράξεις καὶ τὰς ἐπιβολὰς ὁ κυριεύων ἁπάντων θεός.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατευθύνω (kateuthunō) — to guide. κατευθύν-ω, poetry imperfect κατευθύνεσκον [Refs]:—make or keep straight, τὴν πτῆσιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; βιοτῆς οἴακα κατευθύνεσκες ἐν οἴκῳ “IGRom.” [same place]:—passive, αἱ περιφοραὶ κατευθυνόμεναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. guide, direct, τὰς φύσεις [Refs]; τινὰ εἰς τὸν αὑτοῦ δρόμον[Refs 4th c.BC+]; [ναῦν] [Refs]; κ. τὰς πράξεις ὁ θεός[Refs 1st c.AD+]
3. κ. τινός demand an account from one, condemn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. intransitive, make straight towards, κατεύθυναν αἱ βόες ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰς ὁδὸν Βαιθσάμυς [LXX+1st c.AD+]
II.2. prosper, [LXX]: with genitive, succeed in doing.., οὐ κατεύθυνε τοῦ λαλῆσαι οὕτως[LXX]
II.3. οἱ -ευθύνοντες the righteous,[LXX]