δεξιόςdexiós
the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
Greek (New Testament) · G1188
Meanings
the right: Matthew 5:29, John 18:10, and elsewhere; ὅπλα δ., weapons carried in the right hand, i.e. for offence, 2 Corinthians 6:7; ἡ δ. χείρ, Matthew 5:30, Luke 6:6, and elsewhere; ἡ δ. (namely χείρ), Matthew 6:3, and elsewhere; ἐπὶ τὴν δ., in the right hand (R, text, on R, margin), Revelation 5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ., in friendship, Galatians 2:9; metaphorically of power, τῇ δ. αὐτοῦ, Acts 2:33, Acts 5:31; τὰ δ., the right side, Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν, on the right hand, with genitive, Matthew 25:33, Matthew 25:34, Mark 15:27, Luke 1:11, and elsewhere; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 1 Kings 2:19, Psalms 45:10), καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 20:21, Mark 10:37; of the heavenly session of Christ, Matthew 26:64, Mark 14:62, Hebrews 1:13
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 53 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:29 So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Matthew 5:30 And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Matthew 5:39 But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.
- Matthew 6:3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
- Matthew 20:21 “What is your request?” he asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”
- Matthew 20:23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
See every passage
- Matthew 5:29, 5:30, 5:39, 6:3, 20:21, 20:23, 22:44, 25:33, 25:34, 26:64, 27:29, 27:38
- Mark 10:37, 10:40, 12:36, 14:62, 15:27, 16:5
- Luke 1:11, 6:6, 20:42, 22:50, 22:69, 23:33
- John 18:10, 21:6
- Acts 2:25, 2:33, 2:34, 3:7, 5:31, 7:55, 7:56
- Romans 8:34
- 2 Corinthians 6:7
- Galatians 2:9
- Ephesians 1:20
- Colossians 3:1
- Hebrews 1:3, 1:13, 8:1, 10:12, 12:2
- 1 Peter 3:22
- Revelation 1:16, 1:17, 1:20, 2:1, 5:1, 5:7, 10:2, 10:5, 13:16
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.