cheir <5495>
ceir cheir
| Pronunciation: | khire |
| Origin: | perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping) |
| Reference: | TDNT - 9:424,1309 |
| PrtSpch: | n f |
| In Greek: | ceir 13, ceira 30, ceirav 60, ceirev 2, ceiri 20, ceirov 26, ceirwn 17, cersin 9, cersin] 1 |
| In NET: | hand 75, hands 75, a hand 3, finger 1, authority 1, arrest 1, it 1, clutches 1, of hands 1, through 1, took hold 1, their hands 1, seized 1, pointing 1, power 1, wrists 1 |
| In AV: | hand 178, not tr 1 |
| Count: | 179 |
| Definition: | 1) by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one 2) fig. applied to God symbolising his might, activity, power 2a) in creating the universe 2b) in upholding and preserving (God is present protecting and aiding one) 2c) in punishing 2d) in determining and controlling the destinies of men perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):-hand. see GREEK for 5494 see GREEK for 5490 |
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