χείρ, genitive
χειρός, accusative
χειραν (
1 Peter 5:6 Tdf.; see
ἄρσην, at the end),
ἡ (from the root meaning 'to lay hold of'; cf. Latin
heres, etc.;
Curtius, § 189;
Vanicek, p. 249f), from
Homer down, Hebrew
יַד,
the hand:
Matthew 3:12;
Mark 3:1;
Luke 6:6;
1 Timothy 2:8;
Hebrews 12:12, and often; the genitive with the verbs
ά῾πτομαι,
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι,
κρατέω,
πιάζω, etc., which see in their places; the dative with
ἐργάζομαι,
ἐσθίω, etc.;
ὁ ἀσπασμός τῇ ἐμή χειρί,
1 Corinthians 16:21;
Colossians 4:18;
2 Thessalonians 3:17; the accusative with the verbs
αἴρω,
δέω,
ἐκπετάννυμι,
ἐκτείνω,
ἐμβάπτω,
ἐπιτίθημι,
καθαρίζω,
κατασείω,
νίπτω, etc.
ἡ ἐπίθεσις τῶν χειρῶν (see
ἐπίθεσις and references),
1 Timothy 4:14;
2 Timothy 1:6;
Hebrews 6:2;
ἐν χειρί τίνος, in imitation of the Hebrew
פ בְּיַד (cf.
Buttmann, § 133, 20 cf. 319f (274);
Lightfoot on Galatians, 3:19),
by the help or agency, of anyone, by means of anyone, Acts 7:35 Rec.;
Galatians 3:19; (
σύν χειρί ἀγγέλου, with the aid or service of the angel (cf.
Buttmann, as above),
Acts 7:35 L T Tr WH; those things in the performance of which the hands take the principal part (as e. g. in working miracles), are said to be done
διά χειρός or
χειρῶν or
τῶν (cf.
Buttmann, § 124, 8 d.)
χειρῶν τίνος,
Mark 6:2;
Acts 5:12;
Acts 14:3;
Acts 19:11; universally,
Acts 2:23;
Acts 7:25;
Acts 11:30;
Acts 15:23;
ἐπί χειρῶν,
Matthew 4:6;
Luke 4:11;
ἐπί τήν χεῖρα,
Revelation 14:9;
Revelation 20:1 (here
Treg. marginal reading
ἐν τῇ χειρί),
Revelation 20:4;
ἐκ,
Acts 28:4;
Revelation 8:4;
εἰς τήν χεῖρα (
on his hand),
Luke 15:22;
ἡ χείρ, as an acting subject (see
γλῶσσα, 1),
Luke 22:21; plural,
Acts 17:25;
Acts 20:34;
1 John 1:1;
τά ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν,
Acts 7:41;
Revelation 9:20;
ἐκδίκειν τό αἷμα τίνος ἐκ τίνος (see
ἐκδικέω, b. and
ἐκ I. 7),
Revelation 19:2. By metonymy,
ἡ χείρ is put for
power, activity (for examples from secular authors from
Homer down see
Passow, under the word, p. 2431b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, p. 1720a)):
παραδιδόναι τινα εἰς χεῖρας τινων, into the hostile hands (
Deuteronomy 1:27;
Job 16:11),
Matthew 17:22;
Matthew 26:45;
Mark 9:31;
Luke 9:44;
Luke 24:7;
Acts 21:11;
Acts 28:17;
διδόναι τί ἐν τῇ χειρί τίνος, to commit to one's protecting and upholding power,
John 3:35; also
εἰς τήν χεῖρα τίνος,
John 13:3;
τινα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν or
ἐκ χειρός τίνος (from the hostile power of anyone)
ἀπάγειν,
Acts 24:7 Rec.;
ἐξελέσθαι,
Acts 12:11 (
Genesis 32:11;
Exodus 18:8f);
ἐξέρχεσθαι,
John 10:39;
ῥυσθῆναι,
Luke 1:74;
σωτηρία,
Luke 1:71;
ἐκφεύγειν τάς χεῖρας τίνος,
2 Corinthians 11:33. By a figure use of language
χείρ or
χεῖρες, are
attributed to God, symbolizing his might, activity, power; conspicuous
α. in creating the universe:
ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ,
Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 (
Ps. 102:26).
β. in upholding and preserving:
Luke 23:46;
John 10:29 (cf.
John 10:28);
χείρ κυρίου ἐστι μετά τίνος, God is present, protecting and aiding one,
Luke 1:66;
Acts 11:21.
γ. in punishing:
χείρ κυρίου ἐπί σε,
Acts 13:11 (
1 Samuel 12:15);
ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος,
Hebrews 10:31.
δ. in determining and controlling the destinies of men:
Acts 4:28;
ταπεινοῦσθαι ὑπό τήν κραταιάν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ,
1 Peter 5:6.
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