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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 3 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. Acts 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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  2. Acts 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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  3. Acts 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

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  4. Acts 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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  5. Acts 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

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  6. Acts 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

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  7. Acts 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

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  8. Acts 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  9. Acts 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!

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  10. Acts 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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  11. Acts 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

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  12. Acts 17:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

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  13. Acts 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

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  14. Acts 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

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  15. Acts 19:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

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  16. Acts 19:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.

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  17. Acts 20:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.

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  18. Acts 21:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

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  19. Acts 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

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  20. Acts 21:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

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  21. Acts 23:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

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  22. Acts 26:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

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  23. Acts 28:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

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  24. Acts 28:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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  25. Acts 28:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

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  26. Acts 28:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

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  27. Romans 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

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  28. 1 Corinthians 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

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  29. 1 Corinthians 12:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

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  30. 1 Corinthians 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

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  31. 1 Corinthians 16:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.

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  32. 2 Corinthians 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

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  33. Galatians 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

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  34. Galatians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!

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  35. Ephesians 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

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  36. Colossians 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

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  37. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

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  38. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.

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  39. 1 Timothy 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

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  40. 1 Timothy 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.

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  41. 1 Timothy 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

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  42. 2 Timothy 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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  43. Philemon 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

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  44. Hebrews 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

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  45. Hebrews 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

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  46. Hebrews 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

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  47. Hebrews 10:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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  48. Hebrews 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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  49. James 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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  50. 1 Peter 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

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