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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 45 times in 44 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23 - this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:7 - Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man's feet and ankles were made strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:3 - So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day (for it was already evening).

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:28 - to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30 - while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:12 - Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon's Portico.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:18 - They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 - He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - This same Moses they had rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and judge?' God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:50

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:50 - Did my hand not make all these things?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:17 - Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:18 - Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:19 - saying, "Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:12 - and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:21

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly!" And the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11 - When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell James and the brothers these things," and then he left and went to another place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3 - Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!" Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:16

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:25 - nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:6 - and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:11 - God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul's hands,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:33 - Some of the crowd concluded it was about Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. Alexander, gesturing with his hand, was wanting to make a defense before the public assembly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:34 - You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - He came to us, took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it, and said, "The Holy Spirit says this: 'This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27 - When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - When the commanding officer had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and gestured to the people with his hand. When they had become silent, he addressed them in Aramaic,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, "What is it that you want to report to me?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 - So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul's hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8 - The father of Publius lay sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after praying, placed his hands on him and healed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 - After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.
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