Strong's Greek #1882 - ἐπανόρθωσις, εως, ἡ epanorthósis (correction)

correction.

From a compound of epi and anorthoo; a straightening up again, i.e. (figuratively) rectification (reformation) -- correction.

see GREEK epi

see GREEK anorthoo

Strong's 1882: ἐπανόρθωσις

ἐπανόρθωσις, ἐπανορθωσεως, ἡ (ἐπανορθόω), restoration to an upright or a right state; correction, improvement (in Greek writings from Demosthenes down): of life and character, 2 Timothy 3:16 (cf. τόν Θεόν ... χρόνον γέ πρός ἐπανόρθωσιν (αὐτοῖς) προσιζάνειν, Plutarch, de sera num. vind. 6); with τοῦ βίου added, Polybius 1, 35, 1; Epictetus diss. 3, 21, 15; σεαυτοῦ, id. ench. 51, 1; (ἠθικη δέ τά πρός ἀνθρωπίνων ἐπανόρθωσιν ἠθῶν, Philo de ebriet. § 22; cf. de confus. lingg. § 36 at the end); (cf. ἐπανορθουν καί εἰς μετάνοιαν ἀπάγειν, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 6, 10).

Strong's Greek: 1882. ἐπανόρθωσις (epanorthósis) — 1 Occurrence

2 Timothy 3:16 - N-AFS
GRK: ἐλεγμόν πρὸς ἐπανόρθωσιν πρὸς παιδείαν
NAS: for reproof, for correction, for training
KJV: for correction, for
INT: reproof for correction for discipline