Strong G2176εὐώνυμος
left/south
- Transliteration
- euōnumos
- Pronunciation
- yoo-o'-noo-mos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
εὐώνυμος, -ον
(εὖ, ὄνομα), [in LXX chiefly for שְׂמֹאול;]
1. of good name or omen.
2. Euphemistic for ἀριστερός, left: Act.21:3, Rev.10:2; ἐξ εὐωνύμων, on the left: Mat.20:21, 23 25:33, 41 27:38, Mrk.10:40 15:27.†
(AS)
(εὖ, ὄνομα), [in LXX chiefly for שְׂמֹאול;]
1. of good name or omen.
2. Euphemistic for ἀριστερός, left: Act.21:3, Rev.10:2; ἐξ εὐωνύμων, on the left: Mat.20:21, 23 25:33, 41 27:38, Mrk.10:40 15:27.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2176 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- leave4
- hand3
- left3
First verses
- Matthew 20:21And 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.
- Matthew 20:23And 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.
- Matthew 25:33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
- Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- Matthew 27:38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
- Mark 10:37They 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.
- Mark 10:40But 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.
- Mark 15:27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
- Acts 21:3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
- Revelation 10:2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐώνυμ-ος, ον,
(ὄνομα)
A of good name, honoured, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 409, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.7, etc.)]; εὐ. χάρις the honour of a good name, [Refs ([prev. author] “P.” 11.58)]; δίκη.. μὴ εὐ. not creditable, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 754e.)]
A.2 expressed in well-chosen terms, λόγος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 1.)]
A.II having an auspicious name or sound, ἀριστοκρατία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 302d; πρόσρημα 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 52.4.)]
A.II.2 prosperous, fortunate, δίκα, πόδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.48, 8.47, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 895.37.)]
A.II.3 epithet of Artemis, Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1914.20 (Gonni, 4th-3rd c.BC).)]
A.III euphemistic (like ἀριστερός) for left, on the left hand (because bad omens came from the left), ὠλένη εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 926; ἐξ εὐωνύμου χειρός 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.109)]; ἐξ εὐωνύμου (i.e. χειρός) [Refs ([prev. author] 1.72)]; κατὰ τὰ εὐ. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 11.10; εἰς τὰ εὐ. παρεκκλίνειν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 666b7; ἐπὶ τὰ εὐ. ἀνακλίνεσθαι [prev. author] “HA” 498a11; ἐξ -ωνύμων NT.Matt.20.21)]; as military term, τὸ εὐ. κέρας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.111, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.67, etc.)]; τὸ εὐ. (without κέρας) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.96.)]
A.III.2 euphemistic of bad omens, opposed to οἱ δεξιοὶ φύσιν, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 490, compare “SIG” 1167.3 (Ephesus, 6th-5th c.BC).)]
A.III.3 Astron., southerly, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.1.)]
(ὄνομα)
A of good name, honoured, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 409, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.7, etc.)]; εὐ. χάρις the honour of a good name, [Refs ([prev. author] “P.” 11.58)]; δίκη.. μὴ εὐ. not creditable, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 754e.)]
A.2 expressed in well-chosen terms, λόγος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 1.)]
A.II having an auspicious name or sound, ἀριστοκρατία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 302d; πρόσρημα 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 52.4.)]
A.II.2 prosperous, fortunate, δίκα, πόδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.48, 8.47, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 895.37.)]
A.II.3 epithet of Artemis, Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1914.20 (Gonni, 4th-3rd c.BC).)]
A.III euphemistic (like ἀριστερός) for left, on the left hand (because bad omens came from the left), ὠλένη εὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 926; ἐξ εὐωνύμου χειρός 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.109)]; ἐξ εὐωνύμου (i.e. χειρός) [Refs ([prev. author] 1.72)]; κατὰ τὰ εὐ. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 11.10; εἰς τὰ εὐ. παρεκκλίνειν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 666b7; ἐπὶ τὰ εὐ. ἀνακλίνεσθαι [prev. author] “HA” 498a11; ἐξ -ωνύμων NT.Matt.20.21)]; as military term, τὸ εὐ. κέρας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.111, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.67, etc.)]; τὸ εὐ. (without κέρας) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.96.)]
A.III.2 euphemistic of bad omens, opposed to οἱ δεξιοὶ φύσιν, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 490, compare “SIG” 1167.3 (Ephesus, 6th-5th c.BC).)]
A.III.3 Astron., southerly, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.1.)]