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Strong's #5495: cheir (pronounced khire)

perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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cheir

1) by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one

2) fig. applied to God symbolising his might, activity, power

2a) in creating the universe

2b) in upholding and preserving (God is present protecting and aiding one)

2c) in punishing

2d) in determining and controlling the destinies of men

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: perhaps from the base of G5494 in the sense of its congener the base of G5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)

Citing in TDNT: 9:424, 1309




Usage:

This word is used 180 times:

Matthew 3:12: "fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor,"
Matthew 4:6: "He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up,"
Matthew 5:30: "if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off,"
Matthew 8:3: "And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will;"
Matthew 8:15: "And he touched her hand, and the fever left"
Matthew 9:18: "come and lay thy hand upon her, and"
Matthew 9:25: "and took her by the hand, and the maid arose."
Matthew 12:10: "there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him,"
Matthew 12:13: "man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored"
Matthew 12:49: "And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said,"
Matthew 14:31: "immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said"
Matthew 15:2: "they wash not their hands when they eat bread."
Matthew 15:20: "but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man."
Matthew 17:22: "shall be betrayed into the hands of men:"
Matthew 18:8: "Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend"
Matthew 18:8: "maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet"
Matthew 19:13: "little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and"
Matthew 19:15: "And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence."
Matthew 22:13: "servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away,"
Matthew 26:23: "answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the"
Matthew 26:45: "of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners."
Matthew 26:50: "wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and"
Matthew 26:51: "which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and"
Matthew 27:24: "he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying,"
Mark 1:31: "and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately"
Mark 1:41: "Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith"
Mark 3:1: "there which had a withered hand."
Mark 3:3: "which had the withered hand, Stand forth."
Mark 3:5: "man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his"
Mark 3:5: "he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the"
Mark 5:23: "lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed;"
Mark 5:41: "the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi;"
Mark 6:2: "are wrought by his hands?"
Mark 6:5: "no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed"
Mark 7:2: "with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault."
Mark 7:3: "Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding"
Mark 7:5: "eat bread with unwashen hands?"
Mark 7:32: "they beseech him to put his hand upon him."
Mark 8:23: "the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the"
Mark 8:23: "on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him"
Mark 8:25: "After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and"
Mark 9:27: "took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose."
Mark 9:31: "of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him;"
Mark 9:43: "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off:"
Mark 9:43: "maimed, than having two hands to go into hell,"
Mark 10:16: "And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed"
Mark 14:41: "is betrayed into the hands of sinners."
Mark 14:46: "they laid their hands on him, and took"
Mark 16:18: "hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Luke 1:66: "shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him."









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