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Strong G1188δεξιός

right

Transliteration
dexios
Pronunciation
dex-ee-os'
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G1209; the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes): - right (hand side).

Detailed definition

δεξιός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX chiefly for יָמִין;]
the right: Mat.5:29, Jhn.18:10, al.; ὅπλα δ., weapons carried in the right hand, i.e. for offence, 2Co.6:7; ἡ δ. χείρ, Mat.5:30, Luk.6:6, al.; ἡ δ. (sc. χείρ), Mat.6:3, al.; ἐπὶ τὴν δ., in the right hand (R, txt., on R, mg.), Rev.5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ., in friend­ship (Deiss., BS, 251), Gal.2:9; metaphorically of power, τῇ δ. αὐτοῦ, Act.2:33 5:31; τὰ δ., the right side, Mrk.16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν, on the right hand, with genitive, Mat.25:33, 34, Mrk.15:27, Luk.1:11, al.; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 3Ki.2:19, Psa.44(45):10), καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.20:21, Mrk.10:37; of the heavenly session of Christ, Mat.26:64, Mrk.14:62, Heb.1:13 (Cremer, 172)
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In the Bible

Strong G1188 appears in 53 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hand40
  • right11
  • side2
  • with1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:29
    And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Matthew 5:39
    But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
  4. Matthew 6:3
    But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
  5. Matthew 20:21
    And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
  6. Matthew 20:23
    And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
  7. Matthew 22:44
    The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
  8. Matthew 25:33
    And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
  9. Matthew 25:34
    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  10. Matthew 26:64
    Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
  11. Matthew 27:29
    And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
  12. Matthew 27:38
    Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
  13. Mark 10:37
    They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
  14. Mark 10:40
    But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
  15. Mark 12:36
    For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
  16. Mark 14:62
    And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
  17. Mark 15:27
    And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
  18. Mark 16:5
    And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
  19. Mark 16:19
    So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
  20. Luke 1:11
    And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δεξιός, ά, όν,
on the right hand or side, opposed to ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.481, 5.66, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.462)]; τὸ δ. (i.e. κέρας) the right of an army, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 2.9, etc.: frequently in adverbial usages, ἐπὶ δεξιά)] on or to the right, νωμῆσαι βῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.238, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.51; ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ δ. τοῦ ὀπισθοδόμου “IG” 12.92.55)]; ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν (Epic dialect genitive) towards the right, [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.308; χειρὸς εἰς τὰ δ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 598, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 943b29; ἀπὸ τῶν δ. [prev. author] “Cael.” 284b28; ἐν τοῖς δ. NT.Mark.16.5; ἐκ δεξιῶν 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Automatopoetica” 26.4, NT.Matt.20.21, +others; ἐπὶ δ. χειρός 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.18; κατὰ δ. χειρός 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 707; πρὸς δ. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.69; εἰς δεξιά 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 43b)]; δεξιά as adverb, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.82.9 (assuming variant).)]
II fortunate, especially of the flight of birds and other omens, δ. ὄρνις [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.821, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.154, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 489, “Michel” 727 (from Ephesus); ἀοιδὰν.. δεξιωτάταν ὀπαδόν 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 3.8; βροντή 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.1.3)]. adverb -ῶς[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 3.9.12.)]
III Astron., northerly, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.1.)]
IV metaphorically, dexterous, ready, skilful, clever, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).61, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 428, 834, +others, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82, etc.; δεξιὸν ποιεῖν)]a clever thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.19; Εὐριπίδου δρᾶμα δεξιώτατον 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 1; δ. περὶ τὰς δίκας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hipparchus” 225c)]. adverb -ιῶς[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 229.2; δ. ἔχειν πρός τι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.660a; δ. φέρειν)]in the right spirit, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ παρρησίας” pp.18,41)] O.: superlative δεξιώτατα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 148.)]
V courteous, kindly, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nec.” 13, “Alex.” 57; τὸ δ. καὶ ἐπιεικές 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.296.)] adverb -ιῶς[Refs ([prev. work] 211)]. (Cf. Sanskrit dák[snull]iṇas, Latin dexter, etc.)