ὀρθηλός
From LSJ
κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς → people are always ready to blame the rulers, people are against authority, people were fond of anything by which they could call authority in question
English (LSJ)
ὀρθηλή, ὀρθηλόν, tall, straight, κυμβία IG11(2).145.49 (Delos, iv/iii B. C.), cf. 154B29,161B37, al., Str.12.7.3:—so ὀρθηρός, BGU781 i 15, al.(i A. D.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 373] = ὀρθός, δένδρον, Strab. 12, 7, 3.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀρθηλός: -ή, -όν, = ὀρθός, Στράβ. 12, 7, 3.
Greek Monolingual
ὀρθηλός, -ή, -όν και ὀρθηρός, -ά, -όν (Α)
ορθός, στητός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Ο τ. ὀρθηλός < ὀρθός + επίθημα -ηλός, πιθ. κατά το ὑψ-ηλός, ενώ ο τ. ὀρθηρός < ὀρθός + επίθημα -ηρός (πρβλ. τολμηρός)].
