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εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μέρη

The right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes) · a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)

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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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μέρος G3313 a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Pronunciation méros
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What does εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μέρη (eis ta dexia merē) mean in the Bible?

δεξιός · μέρος is a Greek word meaning "right side".

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Meaning

right side
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×
54 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love 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 Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

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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