δεξιός
Transliteration
dexios (Key)
Pronunciation
dex-ee-os'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From δέχομαι (G1209)
mGNT
54x in 11 unique form(s) TR
53x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
178x in 12 unique form(s)
δεξιὰ — 2x
δεξιά — 2x
δεξιᾷ — 12x
δεξιὰν — 4x
δεξιὰς — 1x
δεξιᾶς — 4x
δεξιοῖς — 1x
δεξιὸν — 1x
δεξιόν — 2x
δεξιὸς — 1x
δεξιῶν — 23x
δεξιὰ — 2x
δεξιά — 2x
δεξιᾷ — 13x
δεξιὰν — 4x
δεξιὰς — 1x
δεξιᾶς — 4x
δεξιὸν — 1x
δεξιόν — 2x
δεξιὸς — 1x
δεξιοῖς — 1x
δεξιῶν — 23x
δεξιὰ — 31x
δεξιά — 19x
δεξιᾷ — 13x
δεξιὰν — 12x
δεξιάν — 6x
δεξιᾶς — 18x
δεξιὸν — 8x
δεξιόν — 4x
δεξιὸς — 2x
δεξιοῦ — 15x
δεξιῷ — 1x
δεξιῶν — 49x
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TDNT Reference: 2:37,143

Strong’s Definitions

δεξιός dexiós, dex-ee-os'; from G1209; the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes):—right (hand, side).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's G1188 in the following manner: right hand (39x), right (12x), right side (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's G1188 in the following manner: right hand (39x), right (12x), right side (2x).

  1. the right, the right hand

  2. metaph.

    1. a place of honour or authority

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δεξιός dexiós, dex-ee-os'; from G1209; the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes):—right (hand, side).
STRONGS G1188:
δεξιός, -ά, -όν, (from δέχομαι, future δέξομαι, or from δέκω, which is akin to δείκνυμι; properly, of that hand which is accustomed to take told of as well as to point out; just as ἄξιος comes from ἄξω, future of ἄγω; [cf. Curtius, §§ 11, 266]), the right: Matthew 5:29, 39; Luke 22:50; John 18:10; Revelation 10:2; ἡ δεξιὰ χείρ, Matthew 5:30; Luke 6:6; Acts 3:7; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 13:16; and (with χείρ omitted) ἡ δεξιά (like ἡ ἀριστερά), Matthew 6:3; Matthew 27:29; Revelation 1:20; Revelation 2:1; Revelation 5:7; ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιάν [on the right hand i. e.] at the right side, Revelation 5:1 [but others take it more closely, in the right hand; cf. Revelation 5:7 and Revelation 20:1]; διδόναι τὴν δεξιάν or τὰς δεξιάς, to pledge either a mutual friendship, or a compact, by joining the right hands: Galatians 2:9 (1 Macc. 6:58; 1 Macc. 11:50, 62, 66; 1 Macc. 13:50; 2 Macc. 11:26; 2 Macc. 12:11; 2 Macc. 13:22; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus ii., pp. 566 and 599; and in secular authors as Xenophon, an. 1, 6, 6; 2, 5, 3; Josephus, Antiquities 18, 9, 3 δεξιάν τε καὶ πίστιν διδόναι τινί); God is said to have done something τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ with his right hand i. e., according to Hebrew idiom, by his own power [cf. Winer's Grammar, 214 (201)]: Acts 2:33; Acts 5:31; τὰ ὅπλα τὰ δεξιά, arms carried in the right hand and used for attack, as the sword, the spear, καὶ ἀριστερά those carried in the left hand, for the purpose of defense, as the shield: 2 Corinthians 6:7; τὰ δεξιά μέρη τοῦ πλοίου, John 21:6. τά δεξιά the right side [Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)]: Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν τινος on one's right hand (Latin ad alicuius dextram), Matthew 25:33; Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27; Luke 1:11; Luke 23:33; εἶναι, Acts 2:25 (from Psalm 15:8 (Ps. 16:8), he is at my right hand, namely, as a leader, to sustain me). As in this expression the Greeks use the preposition ἐκ, so the Hebrews sometimes use מִן (מִימִין from i. e. at the right, פְּ״ מֵאֵצֶל from i. e. at the side of anyone) and the Romans ab (sedere a dextra alicuis, proximum esse ab aliquo), because they define the position of one standing or sitting next another by proceeding from the one next to whom he is said to stand or sit [cf. Winer's Grammar, 367 (344)]. καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν κ. ἐξ εὐωνύμων τινὸς βασιλέως, to occupy the places of honor nearest the king, Matthew 20:21, 23; Mark 10:37, 40; (יָשַׁב פְּ״ לִימִין, 1 Kings 2:19; Psalm 44:10 (Ps. 45:10)). Hence, after Psalm 109:1 (Ps. 110:1) as applied to the Messiah (Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42), Christ is said to have ascended καθῆσθαι or καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν (at or on the right hand) of God, Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62; Mark 16:19; Luke 22:69; Acts 2:34; Hebrews 1:13; εἶναι or καθίσαι ἐν δεξιᾷ τ. θεοῦ, Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 12:2 — to indicate that he has become a partner in God's universal government (cf. Knapp, De J. Chr. ad dextram dei sedente, in his Scripta var. arg., p. 41ff; [Stuart, Commentary on Hebrews, excurs. iv.]). That these expressions are to be understood in this figurative sense, and not of a fixed and definite place in the highest heavens (as Chr. Fr. Fritzsche in Nov. Opuscc. acad., p. 209ff tries to prove, after the orthodox theologians of the reformed church), will be questioned by no one who carefully considers Revelation 3:21. Christ is once spoken of as ἑστὼς ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ, as though in indignation at his adversaries [according to others, to welcome his martyred servant] he had risen from his heavenly throne, Acts 7:55f.
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References

1 Kings
1 Kings 2:19
Psalms
Psalms 16:8; Psalms 44:10; Psalms 45:10; Psalms 109:1; Psalms 110:1
Matthew
Matthew 5:29; Matthew 5:30; Matthew 5:39; Matthew 6:3; Matthew 20:21; Matthew 20:23; Matthew 22:44; Matthew 25:33; Matthew 26:64; Matthew 27:29; Matthew 27:38
Mark
Mark 10:37; Mark 10:40; Mark 12:36; Mark 14:62; Mark 15:27; Mark 16:5; Mark 16:19
Luke
Luke 1:11; Luke 6:6; Luke 20:42; Luke 22:50; Luke 22:69; Luke 23:33
John
John 18:10; John 21:6
Acts
Acts 2:25; Acts 2:33; Acts 2:34; Acts 3:7; Acts 5:31; Acts 7:55
Romans
Romans 8:34
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:7
Galatians
Galatians 2:9
Ephesians
Ephesians 1:20
Colossians
Colossians 3:1
Hebrews
Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 12:2
Revelation
Revelation 1:16; Revelation 1:20; Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:21; Revelation 5:1; Revelation 5:7; Revelation 5:7; Revelation 10:2; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 20:1
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