χεῖρας

cheiras

hands

perhaps from the base of χειμών in the sense of its congener the base of χάσμα (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand.

G5495

Acts 9:17 · Word #14

Lexicon G5495

Lemmaχείρ
Transliterationcheír
Strong'sG5495
In-contexthands
Literalhands

Morphology N ACC F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaχείρ
Strong'sG5495

SIBI-P1 G5495-03

the hands

Morphological NotesNoun; accusative case, feminine gender, plural number (Gr,N,,,,,AFP,). Functions as a direct object or object of certain prepositions.
Rendering Rationaleχεῖρας is the accusative feminine plural form of χείρ, denoting multiple "hands" as the direct object of a verb. Rendering it as "the hands" preserves the concrete bodily sense while allowing for its extended meaning of agency or instrumentality inherent in the root.

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Words from Root χείρ (hand, power, agency, means, instrument)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5495-01 cheir the hand
G5495-02 cheira the hand (feminine singular, accusative)
G5495-04 cheires hands

Word Usage (177 occurrences of G5495)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 3:12 χειρὶ cheiri
Matthew 4:6 χειρῶν cheiron
Matthew 5:30 χεὶρ cheir