What does χείρ · πούς mean in the Bible?
χείρ · πούς is a Greek phrase meaning "hands and feet".
Greek · G5495, G4228
χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου
Hand · a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
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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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πούς G4228 a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
Pronunciation poús
Literal body part; figuratively denotes subjection, submission, or movement toward a person or goal.
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What does χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου (cheiras mou kai tous podas mou) mean in the Bible?
χείρ · πούς is a Greek phrase meaning "hands and feet".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5495, G4228?
G5495, G4228 is connected to 176 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. hands and feet
Source Gloss
hands and feet
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 8 Aligned forms 176 Case pattern Accusative (90) Number pattern Singular (89)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:30 · Matt 18:8 · Mark 3:5 · Mark 9:43 · Luke 1:66 · Luke 6:6 · Luke 6:10 · Luke 22:21 · Acts 4:28 · Acts 7:50 · Acts 11:21 · Acts 13:11 · 1 Cor 12:15 13×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 20:34 · 1 John 1:1 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 8:15 · Matt 9:25 · Mark 1:31 · Mark 5:41 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 9:27 · Luke 1:71 · Luke 1:74 · Luke 8:54 · John 10:28 · John 10:29 · John 10:39 · Acts 2:23 · Acts 3:7 · Acts 7:25 · Acts 11:30 26×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:6 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 4:11 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 7:41 · Acts 8:18 · Acts 12:7 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 17:25 · Acts 19:11 · Acts 19:26 · 1 Tim 4:14 · 2 Tim 1:6 · Heb 1:10 · Heb 6:2 · Rev 9:20 16×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:12 · Luke 3:17 · John 3:35 · Acts 7:35 · Acts 12:17 · Acts 13:16 · Acts 21:40 · 1 Cor 12:21 · 1 Cor 16:21 · Gal 3:19 · Gal 6:11 · Col 4:18 · 2 Thess 3:17 · Phlm 1:19 · Rev 1:16 · Rev 6:5 20×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 15:20 · Mark 7:2 · Mark 7:5 · Luke 6:1 · John 20:25 · 1 Cor 4:12 · Eph 4:28 · 1 Thess 4:11 · Rev 7:9 9×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 15:2 · Matt 17:22 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 19:13 · Matt 19:15 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 26:45 · Matt 26:50 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 5:23 · Mark 6:5 · Mark 7:3 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 8:25 · Mark 9:31 · Mark 9:43 60×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 8:3 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 12:10 · Matt 12:13 · Matt 12:49 · Matt 14:31 · Matt 26:23 · Matt 26:51 · Mark 1:41 · Mark 3:1 · Mark 3:3 · Mark 3:5 · Mark 7:32 · Luke 5:13 · Luke 6:8 · Luke 6:10 30×
Word Origins
χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου 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