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Lexicon :: Strong's G5495 - cheir

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χείρ
Transliteration
cheir (Key)
Pronunciation
khire
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the base of χειμών (G5494) in the sense of its congener the base of χάσμα (G5490) (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:424,1309

Strong’s Definitions

χείρ cheír, khire; perhaps from the base of G5494 in the sense of its congener the base of G5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):—hand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 179x

The KJV translates Strong's G5495 in the following manner: hand (178x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 179x
The KJV translates Strong's G5495 in the following manner: hand (178x), not translated (1x).

  1. by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one

  2. fig. applied to God symbolising his might, activity, power

    1. in creating the universe

    2. in upholding and preserving (God is present protecting and aiding one)

    3. in punishing

    4. in determining and controlling the destinies of men

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χείρ cheír, khire; perhaps from the base of G5494 in the sense of its congener the base of G5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):—hand.
STRONGS G5495:
χείρ, genitive χειρός, accusative χειραν (1 Peter 5:6 Tdf.; see ἄρσην, at the end), ἡ (from the root meaning 'to lay hold of'; cf. Latin heres, etc.; Curtius, § 189; Vanicek, p. 249f), from Homer down, Hebrew יַד, the hand: Matthew 3:12; Mark 3:1; Luke 6:6; 1 Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 12:12, and often; the genitive with the verbs ά῾πτομαι, ἐπιλαμβάνομαι, κρατέω, πιάζω, etc., which see in their places; the dative with ἐργάζομαι, ἐσθίω, etc.; ὁ ἀσπασμός τῇ ἐμή χειρί, 1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 3:17; the accusative with the verbs αἴρω, δέω, ἐκπετάννυμι, ἐκτείνω, ἐμβάπτω, ἐπιτίθημι, καθαρίζω, κατασείω, νίπτω, etc. ἡ ἐπίθεσις τῶν χειρῶν (see ἐπίθεσις and references), 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 6:2; ἐν χειρί τίνος, in imitation of the Hebrew פ בְּיַד (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 20 cf. 319f (274); Lightfoot on Galatians, 3:19), by the help or agency, of anyone, by means of anyone, Acts 7:35 Rec.; Galatians 3:19; (σύν χειρί ἀγγέλου, with the aid or service of the angel (cf. Buttmann, as above), Acts 7:35 L T Tr WH; those things in the performance of which the hands take the principal part (as e. g. in working miracles), are said to be done διά χειρός or χειρῶν or τῶν (cf. Buttmann, § 124, 8 d.) χειρῶν τίνος, Mark 6:2; Acts 5:12; Acts 14:3; Acts 19:11; universally, Acts 2:23; Acts 7:25; Acts 11:30; Acts 15:23; ἐπί χειρῶν, Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:11; ἐπί τήν χεῖρα, Revelation 14:9; Revelation 20:1 (here Treg. marginal reading ἐν τῇ χειρί), Revelation 20:4; ἐκ, Acts 28:4; Revelation 8:4; εἰς τήν χεῖρα (on his hand), Luke 15:22; ἡ χείρ, as an acting subject (see γλῶσσα, 1), Luke 22:21; plural, Acts 17:25; Acts 20:34; 1 John 1:1; τά ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν, Acts 7:41; Revelation 9:20; ἐκδίκειν τό αἷμα τίνος ἐκ τίνος (see ἐκδικέω, b. and ἐκ I. 7), Revelation 19:2. By metonymy, ἡ χείρ is put for power, activity (for examples from secular authors from Homer down see Passow, under the word, p. 2431b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, p. 1720a)): παραδιδόναι τινα εἰς χεῖρας τινων, into the hostile hands (Deuteronomy 1:27; Job 16:11), Matthew 17:22; Matthew 26:45; Mark 9:31; Luke 9:44; Luke 24:7; Acts 21:11; Acts 28:17; διδόναι τί ἐν τῇ χειρί τίνος, to commit to one's protecting and upholding power, John 3:35; also εἰς τήν χεῖρα τίνος, John 13:3; τινα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν or ἐκ χειρός τίνος (from the hostile power of anyone) ἀπάγειν, Acts 24:7 Rec.; ἐξελέσθαι, Acts 12:11 (Genesis 32:11; Exodus 18:8f); ἐξέρχεσθαι, John 10:39; ῥυσθῆναι, Luke 1:74; σωτηρία, Luke 1:71; ἐκφεύγειν τάς χεῖρας τίνος, 2 Corinthians 11:33. By a figure use of language χείρ or χεῖρες, are attributed to God, symbolizing his might, activity, power; conspicuous
α. in creating the universe: ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 (Ps. 102:26).
β. in upholding and preserving: Luke 23:46; John 10:29 (cf. John 10:28); χείρ κυρίου ἐστι μετά τίνος, God is present, protecting and aiding one, Luke 1:66; Acts 11:21.
γ. in punishing: χείρ κυρίου ἐπί σε, Acts 13:11 (1 Samuel 12:15); ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος, Hebrews 10:31.
δ. in determining and controlling the destinies of men: Acts 4:28; ταπεινοῦσθαι ὑπό τήν κραταιάν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1 Peter 5:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
32:11
Exodus
18:8
Deuteronomy
1:27
1 Samuel
12:15
Job
16:11
Psalms
102:26
Matthew
3:12; 4:6; 17:22; 26:45
Mark
3:1; 6:2; 9:31
Luke
1:66; 1:71; 1:74; 4:11; 6:6; 9:44; 15:22; 22:21; 23:46; 24:7
John
3:35; 10:28; 10:29; 10:39; 13:3
Acts
2:23; 4:28; 5:12; 7:25; 7:35; 7:35; 7:41; 11:21; 11:30; 12:11; 13:11; 14:3; 15:23; 17:25; 19:11; 20:34; 21:11; 24:7; 28:4; 28:17
1 Corinthians
16:21
2 Corinthians
11:33
Galatians
3:19
Colossians
4:18
2 Thessalonians
3:17
1 Timothy
2:8; 4:14
2 Timothy
1:6
Hebrews
1:10; 6:2; 10:31; 12:12
1 Peter
5:6; 5:6
1 John
1:1
Revelation
8:4; 9:20; 14:9; 19:2; 20:1; 20:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5495 matches the Greek χείρ (cheir),
which occurs 179 times in 171 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 3 / 4 (Act 9:41–Heb 10:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - And he gave her his hand and raised her up. Then, calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:21 - And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11 - When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.”[fn] Then he departed and went to another place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3 - Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:16 - So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers[fn] who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:25 - nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:6 - And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:11 - And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:33 - Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:34 - You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews[fn] at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27 - When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language,[fn] saying:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 - So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice[fn] has not allowed him to live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8 - It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 - After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:21 - But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:12 - and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:15 - If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:21 - The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:21 - I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:33 - but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:19 - Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:11 - See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:28 - Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:18 - I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11 - and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:17 - I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:8 - I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:22 - Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:6 - For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:19 - I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:10 - And,
“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:7 - You made him for a little while lower than the angels;
you have crowned him with glory and honor,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:2 - and of instruction about washings,[fn] the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9 - not like the covenant that I made with their fathers
on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
For they did not continue in my covenant,
and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:31 - It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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