Dictionary entry

ὀρθοτομέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

ὀρθοτομέω, -ῶ

(< ὀρθός, τέμνω), [in LXX: Pr 3:611:6 (ישׁר pi.)*;]

to cut straight, as a road (τ. ὁδούς, fig., Pr 3:611:6). Metaph., τ. λόγον τ. ἀληθείας, II Ti 2:15 (V. Ellic. and CGT, in l.; not found elsewhere).†