Definition
εὐώνυμος, -ον
(εὖ, ὄνομα), [in LXX chiefly for שְׂמֹאול ;]
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, 23; 25:33, 41; 27:38, Mark 10:40; 15:27.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εὐώνυμος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- Matthew 20:21εὐωνύμων · left“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.”
- Matthew 20:23εὐωνύμων · left“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.”
- Matthew 25:33εὐωνύμων · [His] leftHe will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
- Matthew 25:41εὐωνύμων · [His] leftThen He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- Matthew 27:38εὐωνύμων · [His] leftTwo robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
- Mark 10:40εὐωνύμων · leftBut to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
- Mark 15:27εὐωνύμων · leftAlong with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
- Acts 21:3εὐώνυμονAfter sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
- Revelation 10:2εὐώνυμον · left [foot]He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.