G5495: χείρ
cheír · “hand”
Definition
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
KJV translates it as: hand
Word origin: perhaps from the base of G5494 (χειμών) in the sense of its congener the base of G5490 (χάσμα) (through the idea of hollowness for grasping);
Extended definition
[in LXX chiefly for יָד ;]
the hand: Mat.3:12, Mrk.3:1, Luk.6:6, al. mult.; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luk.22:21; pl., Act.17:25 20:34, 1Jn.1:1; τ. ἔργα τῶν χ., Act.7:41, Rev.9:20; ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τ. ἐμῇ χ., 1Co.16:21, Col.4:18, 2Th.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.), Gal.3:19; σὺν χ. ἀγγέλου, Act.7:35; διὰ (τῶν) χειρῶν (διὰ χειρός), Mrk.6:2, Act.5:12 7:25, al.; ἐπὶ χειρῶν, Mat.4:6, Luk.4:11; ellipse of χ. (ἡ δεξία, ἀριστερα; Bl., §44, 1), Mat.6:3, al. By meton., for the power or activity of an individual, Mat.17:22, Mrk.9:31, Luk.9:31, Jhn.10:39, Act.12:11, al.; metaphorically, of the activity or power of God: Luk.1:66 23:46, Jhn.10:29, Act.11:21 13:11, al.
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5495 is translated
- hands ×68
- hand ×65
- the hand ×12
- the hands ×6
- hands, ×5
- hands. ×4
- hand. ×3
- hand, ×3
- their hands ×2
- hand; ×2
- hand — ×2
- a hand ×1
Bible verses with G5495 (cheír)
Cheír appears in 171 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 3:12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
- Matthew 4:6
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- Matthew 5:30
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
- Matthew 8:3
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 8:15
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
- Matthew 9:18
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
- Matthew 9:25
But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
- Matthew 12:10
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
- Matthew 12:13
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
- Matthew 12:49
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Matthew 14:31
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
- Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
- Matthew 15:20
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
- Matthew 17:22
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
- Matthew 18:8
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
- Matthew 19:13
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
- Matthew 19:15
And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
- Matthew 22:13
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 26:23
And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
- Matthew 26:45
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Matthew 26:50
And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
- Matthew 26:51
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
- Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
- Mark 1:31
And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
- Mark 1:41
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
All 171 references
- Mark 3:1
- Mark 3:3
- Mark 3:5
- Mark 5:23
- Mark 5:41
- Mark 6:2
- Mark 6:5
- Mark 7:2
- Mark 7:3
- Mark 7:5
- Mark 7:32
- Mark 8:23
- Mark 8:25
- Mark 9:27
- Mark 9:31
- Mark 9:43
- Mark 10:16
- Mark 14:41
- Mark 14:46
- Mark 16:18
- Luke 1:66
- Luke 1:71
- Luke 1:74
- Luke 3:17
- Luke 4:11
- Luke 4:40
- Luke 5:13
- Luke 6:1
- Luke 6:6
- Luke 6:8
- Luke 6:10
- Luke 8:54
- Luke 9:44
- Luke 9:62
- Luke 13:13
- Luke 15:22
- Luke 20:19
- Luke 21:12
- Luke 22:21
- Luke 22:53
- Luke 23:46
- Luke 24:7
- Luke 24:39
- Luke 24:40
- Luke 24:50
- John 3:35
- John 7:30
- John 7:44
- John 10:28
- John 10:29
- John 10:39
- John 11:44
- John 13:3
- John 13:9
- John 20:20
- John 20:25
- John 20:27
- John 21:18
- Acts 2:23
- Acts 3:7
- Acts 4:3
- Acts 4:28
- Acts 4:30
- Acts 5:12
- Acts 5:18
- Acts 6:6
- Acts 7:25
- Acts 7:35
- Acts 7:41
- Acts 7:50
- Acts 8:17
- Acts 8:18
- Acts 8:19
- Acts 9:12
- Acts 9:17
- Acts 9:41
- Acts 11:21
- Acts 11:30
- Acts 12:1
- Acts 12:7
- Acts 12:11
- Acts 12:17
- Acts 13:3
- Acts 13:11
- Acts 13:16
- Acts 14:3
- Acts 15:23
- Acts 17:25
- Acts 19:6
- Acts 19:11
- Acts 19:26
- Acts 19:33
- Acts 20:34
- Acts 21:11
- Acts 21:27
- Acts 21:40
- Acts 23:19
- Acts 24:7
- Acts 26:1
- Acts 28:3
- Acts 28:4
- Acts 28:8
- Acts 28:17
- Romans 10:21
- 1 Corinthians 4:12
- 1 Corinthians 12:15
- 1 Corinthians 12:21
- 1 Corinthians 16:21
- 2 Corinthians 11:33
- Galatians 3:19
- Galatians 6:11
- Ephesians 4:28
- Colossians 4:18
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17
- 1 Timothy 2:8
- 1 Timothy 4:14
- 1 Timothy 5:22
- 2 Timothy 1:6
- Philemon 1:19
- Hebrews 1:10
- Hebrews 2:7
- Hebrews 6:2
- Hebrews 8:9
- Hebrews 10:31
- Hebrews 12:12
- James 4:8
- 1 Peter 5:6
- 1 John 1:1
- Revelation 1:16
- Revelation 1:17
- Revelation 6:5
- Revelation 7:9
- Revelation 8:4
- Revelation 9:20
- Revelation 10:2
- Revelation 10:5
- Revelation 10:8
- Revelation 10:10
- Revelation 13:16
- Revelation 14:9
- Revelation 14:14
- Revelation 17:4
- Revelation 19:2
- Revelation 20:1
- Revelation 20:4
Words derived from G5495
αὐτόχειρ G849
autócheir — with one’s own hand
διαχειρίζομαι G1315
diacheirízomai — to kill
ἐπιχειρέω G2021
epicheiréō — to attempt
προχειρίζομαι G4400
procheirízomai — to appoint
χειραγωγός G5497
cheiragōgós — guide
χειρόγραφον G5498
cheirógraphon — writen record
χειροποίητος G5499
cheiropoíētos — hand-made
χειροτονέω G5500
cheirotonéō — to appoint
χράομαι G5530
chráomai — to use