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δεξιός

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greekNew TestamentAdjective54 occurrences13 books54 verses

Definition

δεξιός, -ά, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for יָמִין ;]

the right: Matthew 5:29, John 18:10, al.; 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, al.; ἡ δ. (sc. χείρ), Matthew 6:3, al.; ἐπὶ τὴν δ., in the right hand (R, txt., on R, mg.), Revelation 5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ., in friend­ship (Deiss., BS, 251), Galatians 2:9; metaphorically of power, τῇ δ. αὐτοῦ, Acts 2:33; 5:31; τὰ δ., the right side, Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν, on the right hand, with genitive, Matthew 25:33, 34, Mark 15:27, Luke 1:11, al.; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 3Ki.2.19, Psa.44(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 (Cremer, 172)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δεξιός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

54 total
  1. Matthew 5:29δεξιὸς · right
    If your right eye causes you to sin, 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.
  2. Matthew 5:30δεξιά · right
    And if your right 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 depart into hell.
  3. Matthew 5:39δεξιὰν · right
    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
  4. Matthew 6:3δεξιά · right hand
    But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
  5. Matthew 20:21δεξιῶν · right hand
    “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
  6. Matthew 20:23δεξιῶν · right
    “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  7. Matthew 22:44δεξιῶν · right hand
    ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  8. Matthew 25:33δεξιῶν · right
    He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
  9. Matthew 25:34δεξιῶν · right
    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  10. Matthew 26:64δεξιῶν · [the] right hand
    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  11. Matthew 27:29δεξιᾷ · right hand
    And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  12. Matthew 27:38δεξιῶν · [His] right
    Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
  13. Mark 10:37δεξιῶν · Your right hand
    They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
  14. Mark 10:40δεξιῶν · right
    But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
  15. Mark 12:36δεξιῶν · right hand
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  16. Mark 14:62δεξιῶν · [the] right hand
    “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
  17. Mark 15:27δεξιῶν · [His] right
    Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
  18. Mark 16:5δεξιοῖς · right side
    When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
  19. Mark 16:19δεξιῶν · [the] right hand
    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  20. Luke 1:11δεξιῶν · [the] right side
    Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
  21. Luke 6:6δεξιὰ · right
    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
  22. Luke 20:42δεξιῶν · right hand
    For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
  23. Luke 22:50δεξιόν · right
    And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
  24. Luke 22:69δεξιῶν · [the] right hand
    But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
  25. Luke 23:33δεξιῶν · [His] right
    When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
  26. John 18:10δεξιόν · right
    Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
  27. John 21:6δεξιὰ · right
    He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
  28. Acts 2:25δεξιῶν · right hand
    David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
  29. Acts 2:33δεξιᾷ · right hand
    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  30. Acts 2:34δεξιῶν · right hand
    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
  31. Acts 3:7δεξιᾶς · right
    Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
  32. Acts 5:31δεξιᾷ · right hand
    God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
  33. Acts 7:55δεξιῶν · the right hand
    But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
  34. Acts 7:56δεξιῶν · the right [hand]
    “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
  35. Romans 8:34δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
  36. 2 Corinthians 6:7δεξιῶν · right hand
    …in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
  37. Galatians 2:9δεξιὰς · [the] right hand
    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
  38. Ephesians 1:20δεξιᾷ · right hand
    …which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  39. Colossians 3:1δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
  40. Hebrews 1:3δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  41. Hebrews 1:13δεξιῶν · right hand
    Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
  42. Hebrews 8:1δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  43. Hebrews 10:12δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
  44. Hebrews 12:2δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  45. 1 Peter 3:22δεξιᾷ · [the] right hand
    …who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  46. Revelation 1:16δεξιᾷ · right
    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  47. Revelation 1:17δεξιὰν · right hand
    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
  48. Revelation 1:20δεξιᾶς · right hand
    This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
  49. Revelation 2:1δεξιᾷ · right hand
    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
  50. Revelation 5:1δεξιὰν · right hand
    Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.