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χείρ

cheirhandHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine177 occurrences21 books168 verses

Definition

χείρ, genitive, χειρος (accusative, χεῖραν, 1 Peter 5:6 T), ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for יָד ;]

the hand: Matthew 3:12, Mark 3:1, Luke 6:6, al. mult.; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luke 22:21; pl., Acts 17:25; 20:34, 1 John 1:1; τ. ἔργα τῶν χ., Acts 7:41, Revelation 9:20; ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τ. ἐμῇ χ., 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18, 2 Thessalonians 3:17; prepositional phrases, esp. those without art., similar to Heb. constructions (Bl., §32, 4; 40, 9; 46, 9), ἐν χ.; with genitive (Lft., in l.), Galatians 3:19; σὺν χ. ἀγγέλου, Acts 7:35; διὰ (τῶν) χειρῶν (διὰ χειρός), Mark 6:2, Acts 5:12; 7:25, al.; ἐπὶ χειρῶν, Matthew 4:6, Luke 4:11; ellipse of χ. (ἡ δεξία, ἀριστερα; Bl., §44, 1), Matthew 6:3, al. By meton., for the power or activity of an individual, Matthew 17:22, Mark 9:31, Luke 9:31, John 10:39, Acts 12:11, al.; metaphorically, of the activity or power of God: Luke 1:66; 23:46, John 10:29, Acts 11:21; 13:11, al.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

177 total
  1. Luke 1:66χεὶρ · hand
    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
  2. Luke 1:71χειρὸς · [the] hand
    …salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
  3. Luke 1:74χειρὸς · hands
    …deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
  4. Luke 3:17χειρὶ · hand
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  5. Luke 4:11χειρῶν · [their] hands
    …and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  6. Luke 4:40χεῖρας · hands
    At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
  7. Luke 5:13χεῖρα · hand
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
  8. Luke 6:1χερσίν · hands
    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
  9. Luke 6:6χεὶρ · hand
    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
  10. Luke 6:8χεῖρα · hand
    But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
  11. Luke 6:10χεῖρά · hand; χεὶρ · [it]
    And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
  12. Luke 8:54χειρὸς · hand
    But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
  13. Luke 9:44χεῖρας · [the] hands
    “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
  14. Luke 9:62χεῖρα · hand
    Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
  15. Luke 13:13χεῖρας · hands
    Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
  16. Luke 15:22χεῖρα · finger
    But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
  17. Luke 20:19χεῖρας
    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
  18. Luke 21:12χεῖρας
    But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
  19. Luke 22:21χεὶρ · hand
    Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
  20. Luke 22:53χεῖρας · hand
    Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
  21. Luke 23:46χεῖράς · hands
    Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
  22. Luke 24:7χεῖρας · [the] hands
    ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
  23. Luke 24:39χεῖράς · hands
    Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
  24. Luke 24:40χεῖρας · hands
    And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.
  25. Luke 24:50χεῖρας · hands
    When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
  26. John 3:35χειρὶ · hands
    The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
  27. John 7:30χεῖρα · a hand
    So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  28. John 7:44χεῖρας · a hand
    Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
  29. John 10:28χειρός · hand
    I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  30. John 10:29χειρὸς · hand
    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
  31. John 10:39χειρὸς · grasp
    At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
  32. John 11:44χεῖρας · hands
    The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
  33. John 13:3χεῖρας · hands
    Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  34. John 13:9χεῖρας · hands
    “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
  35. John 20:20χεῖρας · hands
    After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
  36. John 20:25χερσὶν · hands; χεῖρα · hand
    So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
  37. John 20:27χεῖράς · hands; χεῖρά · hand
    Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
  38. John 21:18χεῖράς · hands
    Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
  39. Acts 2:23χειρὸς · the hands
    He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
  40. Acts 3:7χειρὸς · hand
    Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
  41. Acts 4:3χεῖρας
    They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
  42. Acts 4:28χείρ · hand
    They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
  43. Acts 4:30χεῖρά · hand
    …as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
  44. Acts 5:12χειρῶν
    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  45. Acts 5:18χεῖρας
    …and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
  46. Acts 6:6χεῖρας · hands
    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  47. Acts 7:25χειρὸς · was using him
    He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.