For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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χείρ
Vocabulary form:
ceivr, ceirovV, hJ
Definition:
hand, arm, finger
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
177
GK:
5931
Root:
ceir
Cognates:
Chirography is writing.
A chiromancer is a palmist, a palm reader.
Mnemonic Singing:
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,
and covers me there with His hand,
and covers me there with His hand.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 3:12 | His winnowing fork is in his hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem), and he will clean out his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.” |
| Matthew 4:6 | and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands (cheirōn | χειρῶν | gen pl fem) they will hold you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” |
| Matthew 5:30 | And if your right hand (cheir | χείρ | nom sg fem) causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away for it is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. |
| Matthew 8:3 | Jesus stretched out his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
| Matthew 8:15 | He touched her hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem), and her fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve him. |
| Matthew 9:18 | As he was saying these things a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) on her and she will live again.” |
| Matthew 9:25 | But when the crowd had been removed, Jesus went in and took her by the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem), and the girl arose. |
| Matthew 12:10 | and there he saw a man with a withered hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem). And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” — so they might have a charge to bring against him. |
| Matthew 12:13 | Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, sound like the other. |
| Matthew 12:49 | And stretching out his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) toward his disciples, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers! |
| Matthew 14:31 | And immediately Jesus reached out his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem), took hold of him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” |
| Matthew 15:2 | “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) when they eat bread.” |
| Matthew 15:20 | These are the things that defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands (chersin | χερσίν | dat pl fem) does not defile a person.” |
| Matthew 17:22 | While they were still together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) of men, |
| Matthew 18:8 | “If your hand (cheir | χείρ | nom sg fem) 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 with two hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire. |
| Matthew 19:13 | Then children were brought to Jesus so that he might lay his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. |
| Matthew 19:15 | And he placed his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on them and went on his way. |
| Matthew 22:13 | Then the king said to his assistants, ‘Bind him foot and hand (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) and foot and throw him out into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ |
| Matthew 26:23 | Jesus answered, saying, “The one who has dipped his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) into the bowl with me will betray me. |
| Matthew 26:45 | Then he returned to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) of sinners. |
| Matthew 26:50 | Jesus said to him, “Comrade, do what you came to do.” Then they came forward, laid hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on Jesus and took him into custody. |
| Matthew 26:51 | But one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem), drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear. |
| Matthew 27:24 | So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; it is your responsibility.” |
| Mark 1:31 | So he came and raised her up, taking her by the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem). Then the fever left her, the fever and she began to wait on them. |
| Mark 1:41 | Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) his and touched him, saying “I am willing; be made clean.” |
| Mark 3:1 | Jesus entered again into a synagogue, and was there. a man with a withered with hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) was there. |
| Mark 3:3 | And he said to the man with the withered hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem), had “Get up and step forward.” |
| Mark 3:5 | And after looking around at them in anger, grieved at the hardness of their heart, their he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) And he stretched out his hand (cheir | χείρ | nom sg fem) and it was restored. hand (cheir | χείρ | nom sg fem) his |
| Mark 5:23 | and begged him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter “My is about to die. is about Come and place your hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on her so she will be healed and live.” |
| Mark 5:41 | And taking hold of the child’s hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem), child’s he said to her, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” |
| Mark 6:2 | And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many, when they heard him, were astonished, saying, “Where does this man get these things? What wisdom has been given to him? How are such mighty works done through his hands (cheirōn | χειρῶν | gen pl fem)? his are done |
| Mark 6:5 | And he was not able there, to do any mighty work there, except that he laid his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on a few sick people laid on his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) and healed them. |
| Mark 7:2 | and noticed that some of his disciples were eating the loaves with (chersin | χερσίν | dat pl fem) hands (chersin | χερσίν | dat pl fem) that were defiled, that is, unwashed. |
| Mark 7:3 | (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat except they ceremonially wash their hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem), thus maintaining the tradition of the elders. |
| Mark 7:5 | And the Pharisees and scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?” (chersin | χερσίν | dat pl fem) |
| Mark 7:32 | And they brought to him a deaf man who could hardly speak, and they begged him to lay his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) on him. |
| Mark 8:23 | And taking the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem) of the blind man, he led him outside the village. Then, after moistening the eyes of the blind man with saliva and laying his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on him, Jesus asked him, “What do you see?” |
| Mark 8:25 | Then Jesus again put his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on the man’s eyes, and he saw clearly. His sight was restored, and he saw all things distinctly. |
| Mark 9:27 | But Jesus, taking him by the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem), lifted him up, and he stood up. |
| Mark 9:31 | for he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) of men, and they will kill him. Then three days after he has been killed, he will rise. |
| Mark 9:43 | And if your hand (cheir | χείρ | nom sg fem) causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled than having two hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. |
| Mark 10:16 | And taking them into his arms, he blessed them, laying his hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on them. |
| Mark 14:41 | And he returned a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) of sinners. |
| Mark 14:46 | And they laid hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on him and seized him. |
| Mark 16:18 | with their hands (chersin | χερσίν | dat pl fem) they will pick up snakes; and if they drink any deadly poison it will in no way harm them; they will lay hands (cheiras | χεῖρας | acc pl fem) on the sick, and they will recover.” |
| Luke 1:66 | All who heard took these things to their heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For the hand (cheir | χείρ | nom sg fem) of the Lord was with him. |
| Luke 1:71 | that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem) of all who hate us. |
| Luke 1:74 | that we, being rescued from the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem) of enemies, might serve him without fear, |
| Luke 3:17 | His winnowing fork is in his hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem), to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” |
| Luke 4:11 | and, ‘On their hands (cheirōn | χειρῶν | gen pl fem) they will raise you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” |
Mnemonics
She ran her fingers/hands
She ran her fingers/hands through her "hair"
Harry and the Hendersons was
Harry and the Hendersons was a film from the eighties featuring a character with Hair all over his hands, arms and fingers
From largest to smallest:
From largest to smallest:
Arm, hand, finger, χείρ
A "Chiropractor" is a doctor
A "Chiropractor" is a doctor who uses fingers, hands, and arms to practice medicine. (The "chiro" part of this word is related to a Latinized version of this Greek word.)