εὐώνυμοςeuṓnymos
properly, well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks); neuter as adverbial, at the left hand
Greek (New Testament) · G2176
Meanings
1. of good name or omen
2. Euphemistic for ἀριστερός, left: Acts 21:3, Revelation 10:2; ἐξ εὐωνύμων, on the left: Matthew 20:21, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 25:33, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 27:38, Mark 10:40, Mark 15:27.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- 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.”
- Matthew 25:33 He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
- Matthew 25:41 “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
- Matthew 27:38 Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
- Mark 10:40 But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.