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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 46 times in 45 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23 - This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[fn] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:7 - Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:3 - They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:28 - They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30 - Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:12 - The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:18 - They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:25 - Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:50

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:50 - Has not my hand made all these things?’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:18 - When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at 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 - and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:12 - In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:30 - This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11 - Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:16 - Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:25 - And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:6 - When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues[fn] and prophesied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:11 - God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:33 - The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:34 - You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27 - When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - After receiving the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them in Aramaic[fn]:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8 - His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 - Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
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