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cheir G5495

χείρ (cheir) means “hand” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

χείρ Greek · G5495 175 tagged occurrences in 167 verses

Pronunciation guide: khire Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5495

χείρ · cheir · hand

χείρ, genitive, χειρος (accusative, χεῖραν, 1Pe.5:6 T), ἡ, [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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a hand.

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How translators render G5495

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
hand 65
hands 57
the hands 7
the hand 4
a hand 3
grasp 3
their hands 3
vvv 3
by the hand 2
it 2
of hands 2
finger 1
hands of mine 1
his hands 1
them 1
this letter 1
was using him 1
with hands 1
wrists 1
your hands 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
hands 69
hand 60
the hands 13
the hand 12
by the hand 9
his hands 4
with 4
with the hand 3
of 2
by 1
his hand 1
in 1
of hands 1
of the hands 1
them 1
thy hands 1
unto the hand 1
with hands 1

Verses containing G5495

Page 1 of 4. 167 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  2. Matthew 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.’”

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  3. Matthew 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Matthew 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

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  5. Matthew 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

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  6. Matthew 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  7. Matthew 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

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  8. Matthew 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  9. Matthew 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Matthew 12:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

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  11. Matthew 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”

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  12. Matthew 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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  13. Matthew 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

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  14. Matthew 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

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  15. Matthew 18:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  16. Matthew 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  17. Matthew 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.

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  18. Matthew 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  19. Matthew 26:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.

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  20. Matthew 26:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  21. Matthew 26:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.

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  22. Matthew 26:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

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  23. Matthew 27:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  24. Mark 1:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

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  25. Mark 1:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

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  26. Mark 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.

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  27. Mark 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”

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  28. Mark 3:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  29. Mark 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  30. Mark 5:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

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  31. Mark 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  32. Mark 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.

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  33. Mark 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

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  34. Mark 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

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  35. Mark 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  36. Mark 7:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  37. Mark 8:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  38. Mark 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  39. Mark 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.

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  40. Mark 9:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  41. Mark 9:43 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  42. Mark 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.

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  43. Mark 14:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  44. Mark 14:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.

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  45. Luke 1:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

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  46. Luke 1:71 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

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  47. Luke 1:74 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,

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  48. Luke 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

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  49. Luke 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

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  50. Luke 4:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

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