What does ἐπιβάλλω · χείρ mean in the Bible?
ἐπιβάλλω · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "putting the hand upon".
Greek · G1911, G5495
ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα
To put on/seize · hand
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ἐπιβάλλω G1911 to put on/seize
Pronunciation epibállō
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χείρ G5495 hand
Pronunciation cheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
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What does ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα (epibalōn tēn cheira) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιβάλλω · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "putting the hand upon".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1911, G5495?
G1911, G5495 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. putting the hand upon
Source Gloss
putting the hand upon
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 18 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect, Future Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 13×
Aorist Active Matt 26:50 · Mark 14:46 · Acts 4:3 · Acts 5:18 · Acts 21:27 · John 7:30 · John 7:44 · Acts 12:1 8×
Present Active Matt 9:16 · Luke 5:36 · Mark 11:7 3×
Imperfect Active Mark 4:37 1×
Future Active Luke 21:12 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Active Mark 14:72 · Luke 9:62 2×
Present Active Luke 15:12 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 20:19 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 7:35 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 12 present 4 future 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 18
Mood
indicative 13 participle 3 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:16 ἐπιβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:50 ἐπέβαλον aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:37 ἐπέβαλλεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:7 ἐπιβάλλουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:46 ἐπέβαλαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 ἐπιβαλὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 5:36 ἐπιβάλλει present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:62 ἐπιβαλὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 15:12 ἐπιβάλλον present active participle participle Luke 20:19 ἐπιβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 21:12 ἐπιβαλοῦσιν future active indicative prospective John 7:30 ἐπέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed John 7:44 ἐπέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 4:3 ἐπέβαλον aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:18 ἐπέβαλον aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:1 ἐπέβαλεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 21:27 ἐπέβαλον aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 7:35 ἐπιβάλω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain