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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)
Dictionary Aids

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), (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.; 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. 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; 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, 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 32 times in 29 verses in 'Pro' in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:27 -

Do not withhold good from [fn]those to whom it is due,

When it is in your hand to do it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1 -

My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor,

Have struck your [fn]hands in pledge for a stranger,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:3 -

Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;

Since you have come into the [fn]hand of your neighbor,

Go, humble yourself, and badger your neighbor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10 -

“A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to [fn]rest”—

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:17 -

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:20 -

He took a bag of silver in his hand,

On the day of the full moon he will come home.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 -

Poor is he who works with a slack [fn]hand,

But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 -

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

But the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21 -

[fn]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,

But the seed of the righteous will escape.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 -

The hand of the diligent will rule,

But [fn]the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 -

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

But the soul of the diligent is enriched.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 -

The [fn]wise woman builds her house,

But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:5 -

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;

Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:21 -

Death and life are in the [fn]power of the tongue,

And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:24 -

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish,

But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:1 -

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of Yahweh;

He turns it wherever He pleases.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 -

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,

For his hands refuse to work;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:2 -

So you should put a knife to your throat

If you are a man of appetite.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33 -

“A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to rest,”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 -

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 -

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;

He is too weary to return it to his mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:10 -

Do not slander a slave to his master,

Lest he curse you and you be found guilty.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:28 -

The lizard you may grasp with the hands,

Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32 -

If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,

Or if you have schemed evil, put your hand on your mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:13 -

Daleth

She searches for wool and flax

And works with her [fn]hands [fn]in delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:16 -

Zayin

She makes plans for a field and buys it;

From the fruit of her [fn]hands she plants a vineyard.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:19 -

Yodh

She stretches out her hands to the distaff,

And her [fn]hands hold fast the spindle.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:20 -

Kaph

She [fn]extends her hand to the poor,

And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:31 -

Tav

Give to her from the fruit of her hands,

And let her works praise her in the gates.

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