χείρcheír
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
Greek (New Testament) · G5495
Meanings
the hand: Matthew 3:12, Mark 3:1, Luke 6:6, and elsewhere many times; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luke 22:21; plural, Acts 17:25, Acts 20:34, 1 John 1:1; τ. ἔργα τῶν χ., Acts 7:41, Revelation 9:20; ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τ. ἐμῇ χ., 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18, 2 Thessalonians 3:17; prepositional phrases, especially those without article, similar to Heb. constructions (Bl., §32, 4; 40, 9; 46, 9), ἐν χ.; c genitive, Galatians 3:19; σὺν χ. ἀγγέλου, Acts 7:35; διὰ (τῶν) χειρῶν (διὰ χειρός), Mark 6:2, Acts 5:12, Acts 7:25, and elsewhere; ἐπὶ χειρῶν, Matthew 4:6, Luke 4:11; ellipse of χ. (ἡ δεξία, ἀριστερα; Bl., § 44, 1), Matthew 6:3, and elsewhere By by metonymy, for the power or activity of an individual, Matthew 17:22, Mark 9:31, Luke 9:44, John 10:39, Acts 12:11, and elsewhere; metaphorically, of the activity or power of God: Luke 1:66, Luke 23:46, John 10:29, Acts 11:21, Acts 13:11, and elsewhere
Same root
- χειμώνcheimṓn · G5494akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter
- χάσμαchásma · G5490a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval)
- προχειρίζομαιprocheirízomai · G4400to handle for oneself in advance, i.e. (figuratively) to purpose
- ἐπιχειρέωepicheiréō · G2021to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake
- χειροτονέωcheirotonéō · G5500to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
- χράομαιchráomai · G5530to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
- χειραγωγόςcheiragōgós · G5497a hand-leader, i.e. personal conductor (of a blind person)
- χειροποίητοςcheiropoíētos · G5499manufactured, i.e. of human construction
Where it appears
Appears 175 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.”
- Matthew 4:6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
- 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 8:3 Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.
- Matthew 8:15 But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.
- Matthew 9:18 As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.”
See every passage
- Matthew 3:12, 4:6, 5:30, 8:3, 8:15, 9:18, 9:25, 12:10, 12:13, 12:49, 14:31, 15:2, 15:20, 17:22, 18:8, 19:13, 19:15, 22:13, 26:23, 26:45, 26:50, 26:51, 27:24
- Mark 1:31, 1:41, 3:1, 3:3, 3:5, 5:23, 5:41, 6:2, 6:5, 7:2, 7:3, 7:5, 7:32, 8:23, 8:25, 9:27, 9:31, 9:43, 10:16, 14:41, 14:46
- Luke 1:66, 1:71, 1:74, 3:17, 4:11, 4:40, 5:13, 6:1, 6:6, 6:8, 6:10, 8:54, 9:44, 9:62, 13:13, 15:22, 20:19, 21:12, 22:21, 22:53, 23:46, 24:7, 24:39, 24:40, 24:50
- John 3:35, 7:30, 7:44, 10:28, 10:29, 10:39, 11:44, 13:3, 13:9, 20:20, 20:25, 20:27, 21:18
- Acts 2:23, 3:7, 4:3, 4:28, 4:30, 5:12, 5:18, 6:6, 7:25, 7:35, 7:41, 7:50, 8:17, 8:18, 8:19, 9:12, 9:17, 9:41, 11:21, 11:30, 12:1, 12:7, 12:11, 12:17, 13:3, 13:11, 13:16, 14:3, 15:23, 17:25, 19:6, 19:11, 19:26, 19:33, 20:34, 21:11, 21:27, 21:40, 23:19, 26:1, 28:3, 28:4, 28:8, 28:17
- Romans 10:21
- 1 Corinthians 4:12, 12:15, 12:21, 16:21
- 2 Corinthians 11:33
- Galatians 3:19, 6:11
- Ephesians 4:28
- Colossians 4:18
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17
- 1 Timothy 2:8, 4:14, 5:22
- 2 Timothy 1:6
- Philemon 1:19
- Hebrews 1:10, 6:2, 8:9, 10:31, 12:12
- James 4:8
- 1 Peter 5:6
- 1 John 1:1
- Revelation 1:16, 6:5, 7:9, 8:4, 9:20, 10:2, 10:5, 10:8, 10:10, 13:16, 14:9, 14:14, 17:4, 19:2, 20:1, 20:4
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.