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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.

Mnemonics

Submitted by Zach on Thu, 2017-10-26 08:53

She ran her fingers/hands through her "hair"

Submitted by 0nlyJC on Tue, 2017-12-19 03:34

Harry and the Hendersons was a film from the eighties featuring a character with Hair all over his hands, arms and fingers

Submitted by Steven Zanaska on Tue, 2020-11-17 13:11

From largest to smallest:

Arm, hand, finger, χείρ

Submitted by j.c.10 on Tue, 2021-09-28 13:21

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.)

Biblical Concordance

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) of God that he may exalt you in due time,
1 John 1:1 That which has existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and our hands (cheires | χεῖρες | nom pl fem) have touched, concerning the word of life —
Revelation 1:16 In his right hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem) he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.
Revelation 6:5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem).
Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and behold, a vast multitude that no one could count, people from every nation, tribe, cultural group, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands (chersin | χερσίν | dat pl fem),
Revelation 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem) of the angel.
Revelation 9:20 The rest of mankind, those who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands (cheirōn | χειρῶν | gen pl fem) so as to give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Revelation 10:2 He held in his hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem) a little scroll that had been unrolled. Placing his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,
Revelation 10:5 Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) to heaven
Revelation 10:8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem) of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
Revelation 10:10 So I took the little scroll from the hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem) of the angel and ate it. In my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.
Revelation 13:16 He also caused everyone — small and great, rich and poor, free and slave — to receive a mark on their right hand (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem) or on their forehead.
Revelation 14:9 Then another angel, a third, followed them, declaring in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem),
Revelation 14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man. He had a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem).
Revelation 17:4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls. In her hand (cheiri | χειρί | dat sg fem) she held a golden cup full of abominations, the impurities of her fornication.
Revelation 19:2 because true and just are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants shed by her hand.” (cheiros | χειρός | gen sg fem)
Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having in his hand (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem) the key to the abyss and a great chain.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and seated on them were those who had been given the authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands (cheira | χεῖρα | acc sg fem). They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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