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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 Box Act 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23 - him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:7 - He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:3 - They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:28 - to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30 - while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Yeshua."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:12 - By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Shlomo's porch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:18 - and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 - He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn't understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - "This Moshe, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?' -- God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:50

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:50 - Didn't my hand make all these things?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:17 - Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Ruach HaKodesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:19 - saying, "Give me also this power, that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Ruach HaKodesh."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:12 - and in a vision he has seen a man named Hananyah coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - Hananyah departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Sha'ul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Ruach HaKodesh."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the holy ones and widows, he presented her alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - which they also did, sending it to the Zakenim by the hands of Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Rock on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11 - When Rock had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Yehudi people were expecting."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to Ya`akov, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3 - Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:16 - Sha'ul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, "Men of Yisra'el, and you who fear God, listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified 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 - They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the Zakenim, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Goyim in Antioch, Aram, and Cilicia: greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:25 - neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:6 - When Sha'ul had laid his hands on them, the Ruach HaKodesh came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:11 - God worked special miracles by the hands of Sha'ul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Sha'ul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:33 - They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Yehudim putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

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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 - Coming to us, and taking Sha'ul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says the Ruach HaKodesh: 'So will the Yehudim at Yerushalayim bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Goyim.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27 - When the seven days were almost completed, the Yehudim from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - When he had given him permission, Sha'ul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commanding officer 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 - Agrippa said to Sha'ul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Sha'ul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - But when Sha'ul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid 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 natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed 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 of fever and dysentery. Sha'ul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 - It happened that after three days Sha'ul called together those who were the leaders of the Yehudim. When they had come together, he said to them, "I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Yerushalayim into the hands of the Romans,
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