What does ξηρός · χείρ mean in the Bible?
ξηρός · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "having a withered or dried-up hand".
Greek · G3584, G5495
χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν
Arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water) · hand
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ξηρός G3584 arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)
Pronunciation xērós
Physical withering or shriveling, often applied metaphorically to spiritual deadness or moral decay.
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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 χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν (cheira echōn xēran) mean in the Bible?
ξηρός · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "having a withered or dried-up hand".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3584, G5495?
G3584, G5495 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. having a withered or dried-up hand
Source Gloss
having a withered or dried-up hand
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns 5 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (7)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 6:6 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 5:3 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 11:29 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:31 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:10 · Matt 23:15 · Mark 3:3 · Luke 6:8 4×
Word Origins
χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν is built from this root:
ξέστης G3582
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