Lexicon :: Strong's G2176 - euōnymos
εὐώνυμος
Transliteration
euōnymos
(Key)
Pronunciation
yoo-o'-noo-mos
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KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G2176 in the following manner: left (5x), on the left hand (4x), left foot (1x).
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of good name and of good omen
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in the latter sense used in taking auguries; but those omens were euphemistically called "euonumos" which in fact were regarded as unlucky, i.e. which came from the left, sinister omens, (for which a good name was desired)
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left, on the left hand
STRONGS G2176:
εὐώνυμος, -ον, (εὖ and ὄνομα);1. of good name (Hesiod, Pindar), and of good omen (Plato, polit., p. 302 d.; legg. 6, p. 754 e.); in the latter sense used in taking auguries; but those omens were euphemistically called εὐώνυμα which in fact were regarded as unlucky, i. e. which came from the left, sinister omens (for which a good name was desired); hence,
2. left (so from Aeschylus and Herodotus down):
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Matthew
- 20:21; 20:23; 25:33; 25:41; 27:38
- Mark
- 10:37; 10:40; 15:27
- Acts
- 21:3
- Revelation
- 10:2
