1 | Strong's Number: g5495 | Greek: cheir |
Hand:
"the hand" (cp. Eng., "chiropody"), is used, besides its ordinary significance,
(a) in the idiomatic phrases, "by the hand of," "at the hand of," etc., to signify "by the agency of," Act 5:12; 7:35; 17:25; 14:3; Gal 3:19 (cp. Lev 26:46); Rev 19:2;
(b) metaphorically, for the power of God, e.g., Luk 1:66; 23:46; Jhn 10:28, 29; Act 11:21; 13:11; Hbr 1:10; 2:7; 10:31;
(c) by metonymy, for power, e.g., Mat 17:22; Luk 24:7; Jhn 10:39; Act 12:11.
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