Diórthōsis — G1357

Definition

feminine noun

rectification, i.e. (specially) the Messianic restauration

1. properly, in a physical sense, a making straight, restoring to its natural and normal condition something which in some way protrudes or has got out of line, as (in Hippocrates) broken or misshapen limbs
2. of acts and institutions, reformation

Usually translated as

reformation

Origin

from a compound of G1223 and a derivative of G3717, meaning to straighten thoroughly

• diá (G1223)
• orthós (G3717)

Occurrences

Diórthōsis occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Hebrews (1)

• Hebrews 9:10 — Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation (διορθώσεως).