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δεξιός

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greekNew TestamentAdjective54 occurrences13 books54 verses

Definition

δεξιός, -ά, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for יָמִין ;]

the right: Matthew 5:29, John 18:10, al.; ὅπλα δ., weapons carried in the right hand, i.e. for offence, 2 Corinthians 6:7 ; ἡ δ. χείρ, Matthew 5:30, Luke 6:6, al.; ἡ δ. (sc. χείρ), Matthew 6:3, al.; ἐπὶ τὴν δ., in the right hand (R, txt., on R, mg.), Revelation 5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ., in friend­ship (Deiss., BS, 251), Galatians 2:9; metaphorically of power, τῇ δ. αὐτοῦ, Acts 2:33; 5:31; τὰ δ., the right side, Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν, on the right hand, with genitive, Matthew 25:33, 34, Mark 15:27, Luke 1:11, al.; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 3Ki.2.19, Psa.44(45):10), καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 20:21, Mark 10:37; of the heavenly session of Christ, Matthew 26:64, Mark 14:62, Hebrews 1:13 (Cremer, 172)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δεξιός:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

54 total
  1. Revelation 5:7δεξιᾶς · right hand
    And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.
  2. Revelation 10:2δεξιὸν · right
    He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
  3. Revelation 10:5δεξιὰν · right
    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
  4. Revelation 13:16δεξιᾶς · right
    And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,