Keraia
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χείρ

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine177 occurrences21 books168 verses

Definition

χείρ, genitive, χειρος (accusative, χεῖραν, 1 Peter 5:6 T), ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for יָד ;]

the hand: Matthew 3:12, Mark 3:1, Luke 6:6, al. mult.; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luke 22:21; pl., Acts 17:25; 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, esp. those without art., similar to Heb. constructions (Bl., §32, 4; 40, 9; 46, 9), ἐν χ.; with genitive (Lft., in l.), Galatians 3:19; σὺν χ. ἀγγέλου, Acts 7:35; διὰ (τῶν) χειρῶν (διὰ χειρός), Mark 6:2, Acts 5:12; 7:25, al.; ἐπὶ χειρῶν, Matthew 4:6, Luke 4:11; ellipse of χ. (ἡ δεξία, ἀριστερα; Bl., §44, 1), Matthew 6:3, al. By meton., for the power or activity of an individual, Matthew 17:22, Mark 9:31, Luke 9:31, John 10:39, Acts 12:11, al.; metaphorically, of the activity or power of God: Luke 1:66; 23:46, John 10:29, Acts 11:21; 13:11, al.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

177 total
  1. Matthew 3:12χειρὶ · hand
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  2. Matthew 4:6χειρῶν · [their] hands
    “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  3. Matthew 5:30χεὶρ · hand
    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.
  4. Matthew 8:3χεῖρα · hand
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  5. Matthew 8:15χειρὸς · hand
    So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
  6. Matthew 9:18χεῖρά · hand
    While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
  7. Matthew 9:25χειρὸς · hand
    After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
  8. Matthew 12:10χεῖρα · hand
    …and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
  9. Matthew 12:13χεῖρα · hand
    Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
  10. Matthew 12:49χεῖρα
    Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
  11. Matthew 14:31χεῖρα · hand
    Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
  12. Matthew 15:2χεῖρας · hands
    “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
  13. Matthew 15:20χερσὶν · hands
    These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
  14. Matthew 17:22χεῖρας · [the] hands
    When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
  15. Matthew 18:8χείρ · hand; χεῖρας · hands
    If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
  16. Matthew 19:13χεῖρας · [His] hands
    Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  17. Matthew 19:15χεῖρας · hands
    And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
  18. Matthew 22:13χεῖρας · hand
    Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  19. Matthew 26:23χεῖρα · hand
    Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.
  20. Matthew 26:45χεῖρας · [the] hands
    Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  21. Matthew 26:50χεῖρας
    “Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.
  22. Matthew 26:51χεῖρα
    At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
  23. Matthew 27:24χεῖρας · hands
    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
  24. Mark 1:31χειρός · [by the] hand
    So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
  25. Mark 1:41χεῖρα · hand
    Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
  26. Mark 3:1χεῖρα · hand
    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
  27. Mark 3:3χεῖρα · hand
    Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
  28. Mark 3:5χεῖρα · hand; χεὶρ · [it]
    Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
  29. Mark 5:23χεῖρας · hands
    …and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
  30. Mark 5:41χειρὸς · hand
    Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
  31. Mark 6:2χειρῶν
    When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
  32. Mark 6:5χεῖρας · hands
    So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
  33. Mark 7:2χερσίν · [with] hands
    …and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
  34. Mark 7:3χεῖρας · hands
    Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
  35. Mark 7:5χερσὶν · hands
    So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
  36. Mark 7:32χεῖρα · hand
    Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
  37. Mark 8:23χειρὸς · hand; χεῖρας · hands
    So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
  38. Mark 8:25χεῖρας · hands
    Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
  39. Mark 9:27χειρὸς · hand
    But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
  40. Mark 9:31χεῖρας · [the] hands
    …because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”
  41. Mark 9:43χείρ · hand; χεῖρας · hands
    If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
  42. Mark 10:16χεῖρας · hands
    And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
  43. Mark 14:41χεῖρας · hands
    When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  44. Mark 14:46χεῖρας
    Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.
  45. Mark 16:18χερσὶν · hands; χεῖρας · [their] hands
    …they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”