Greek · G1188, G2176 · unreviewed

δεξιῶν / εὐωνύμων

The right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes) · left/south

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δεξιός G1188 the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)

Pronunciation dexiós

Right hand signifies power, honor, and favored position, especially Christ's heavenly exaltation at God's right hand.

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εὐώνυμος G2176 left/south

Pronunciation euṓnymos

Euphemistic term for "left" derived from the superstitious avoidance of naming the unlucky direction directly.

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What does δεξιῶν / εὐωνύμων (dexiōn / euōnymōn) mean in the Bible?

δεξιός · εὐώνυμος is a Greek word meaning "right and left positions of honor".

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Meaning

right and left positions of honor

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:3 · Luke 6:6 3×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:29 1×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 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 22:69 23×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 3:7 · Rev 1:20 · Rev 5:7 · Rev 13:16 4×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 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 2:1 13×

Dative · Plural · Neuter Mark 16:5 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:39 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 5:1 · Rev 10:5 4×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 22:50 · John 18:10 2×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter John 21:6 1×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Gal 2:9 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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