Definition
ἀριστερός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX for שְׂמֹאול ;]
left, on the left: ὅπλα, 2 Corinthians 6:7; ἡ ἀ.. (sc. χείρ), Matthew 6:3; ἐξ ἀριστερῶν, on the left (MM, see word ): Mark 10:37, Luke 23:33.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀριστερός:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 6:3ἀριστερά · left [hand]But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
- Mark 10:37ἀριστερῶν · Your leftThey answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
- Luke 23:33ἀριστερῶν · [His] leftWhen they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7ἀριστερῶν · in [the] left…in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;