What does δεξιός · εὐώνυμος mean in the Bible?
δεξιός · εὐώνυμος is a Greek phrase meaning "right and left positions of honor".
Greek · G1188, G2176
δεξιῶν / εὐωνύμων
The right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes) · left/south
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δεξιόςG1188the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
Pronunciationdexiós
Right hand signifies power, honor, and favored position, especially Christ's heavenly exaltation at God's right hand.
Open lexicon entry →εὐώνυμοςG2176left/south
Pronunciationeuṓnymos
Euphemistic term for "left" derived from the superstitious avoidance of naming the unlucky direction directly.
Open lexicon entry →What does δεξιῶν / εὐωνύμων (dexiōn / euōnymōn) mean in the Bible?
δεξιός · εὐώνυμος is a Greek phrase meaning "right and left positions of honor".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1188, G2176?
G1188, G2176 is connected to 54 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. right and left positions of honor
Source Gloss
right and left positions of honor
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms54Case patternGenitive (27)Number patternSingular (27)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 5:30 · Matt 6:3 · Luke 6:63×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:291×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 20:21 · Matt 20:23 · Matt 22:44 · Matt 25:33 · Matt 25:34 · Matt 26:64 · Matt 27:38 · Mark 10:37 · Mark 10:40 · Mark 12:36 · Mark 14:62 · Mark 15:27 · Mark 16:19 · Luke 1:11 · Luke 20:42 · Luke 22:6923×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 3:7 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 5:7 · Rev 13:164×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:29 · Acts 2:33 · Acts 5:31 · Rom 8:34 · Eph 1:20 · Col 3:1 · Heb 1:3 · Heb 8:1 · Heb 10:12 · Heb 12:2 · 1 Pet 3:22 · Rev 1:16 · Rev 2:113×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMark 16:51×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 5:39 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 5:1 · Rev 10:54×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 22:50 · John 18:102×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterJohn 21:61×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineGal 2:91×
Word Origins
δεξιῶν / εὐωνύμων is built from this root: